Alcatraz's Rock X facial authentication system has successfully completed operational testing and evaluation conducted by the National Safe Skies Alliance (Safe Skies) at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. This marks a significant milestone for the development and deployment of facial biometric systems in secure environments.
Advancements in Access Control
Rock X, harnessing AI-powered facial authentication, is modernizing access control by providing secure and seamless entry in high-demand settings. This platform is already operational in various critical areas including airports, Fortune 100 campuses, AI data centers, and government facilities, where accuracy and compliance are paramount.
It emphasizes privacy, offering opt-in enrollment and encryption of biometric data in line with major data protection standards such as GDPR and CCPA.
Enhancing Airport Security
"Airports are balancing an extraordinary mix of challenges, from workforce access and perimeter security to regulatory compliance and maintaining the flow of critical operations across their facilities," said Tina D’Agostin, CEO of Alcatraz.
"Facial authentication for access control helps airports strengthen assurance at worker access points while reducing friction for authorized staff. Airports are already using biometrics at scale for passenger processing, so they are well placed to extend this transformative technology to employee and restricted-area access.”
About Safe Skies
Safe Skies is a non-profit organization funded by the Federal Aviation Administration, dedicated to evaluating security systems' capabilities under real-life airport conditions. Operating under ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management, Safe Skies examines detection reliability and maintainability.
Their report, SSDA—24–029 Alcatraz AI Rock Facial Recognition Biometric Access Control System, is accessible to qualified airport personnel at U.S. commercial-service airports through Homeland Security Information Network or by contacting [email protected].
Alcatraz, a foremost in facial biometric authentication for physical access, announced that its Rock X facial authentication system has completed operational testing and evaluation by the National Safe Skies Alliance (Safe Skies) at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Upgrading acces control
Alcatraz is modernising access control with AI-powered facial authentication technology, enabling private, secure and seamless entry across demanding environments. Its platform, Rock X, is deployed at scale across airports, Fortune 100 campuses, AI data centers, financial institutions, stadiums and government facilities, where precision, compliance and trust matter most.
The platform is designed with privacy at its core, incorporating opt-in enrollment, encrypted biometric templates and detailed audit reports to support compliance with major data protection frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, BIPA and more.
Airport security
“Airports are balancing an extraordinary mix of challenges, from workforce access and perimeter security to regulatory compliance and maintaining the flow of critical operations across their facilities,” said Tina D’Agostin, CEO of Alcatraz.
“Facial authentication for access control helps airports strengthen assurance at worker access points while reducing friction for authorized staff. Airports are already using biometrics at scale for passenger processing, so they are well placed to extend this transformative technology to employee and restricted-area access.”
About Safe Skies
Safe Skies is an independent third-party, non-profit organization funded by the Federal Aviation Administration that tests security systems’ detection capabilities, reliability and maintainability under active airport operational and environmental conditions. Safe Skies performs its evaluations under an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system.
Safe Skies’ evaluation report, entitled SSDA—24–029 Alcatraz AI Rock Facial Recognition Biometric Access Control System, is available to qualified airport personnel at U.S. commercial-service airports via the Homeland Security Information Network or by contacting [email protected].
