Daon (pronounced day-on) is an international
biometrics and identity assurance software company founded in 1999 by Irish entrepreneur
Dermot Desmond. The name, Daon, was chosen because it stems from the Celtic word for human being, . Daon is headquartered just miles outside of Washington, DC in Fairfax, VA. Daon also has major operations in
Dublin, located in the
International Financial Services Center (IFSC). It has an additional offices in Belgrade, Serbia and Canberra, Australia.
History
In 2006, Daon and the
American Association of Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is the world's largest professional organization for airport executives, representing airport management personnel at public-use commercial and general aviation airports. AAAE was founded in 1 ...
(AAAE) entered into a joint venture to create the Security Biometric Clearing Network (SBCN) to provide services for
biometric identity management, including enrollment,
background checking, secure biometric and biographic information storage, and card issuance.
In August 2008 Daon acquired software assets and associated personnel for physical security interconnectivity from Enterprise Air, a New York-based provider of solutions for the physical security market.
In 2017 Daon launched the IdentityX for use by
Visa,
Mastercard,
USAA, and
BNP Paribus for security in digital banking. In July 2019, Daon announced the update of its IdentityX Digital Onboarding 2.0, which sets a new industry standard for all-digital customer onboarding.
In response to the
COVID-19 Pandemic, and need to verify vaccination information prior to travel, Daon launched the VeriFLY app. In 2022 the app was used by
Carnival Cruise Lines
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and
American Airlines to digitally process passenger health information and complete the vaccination verification process.
Overview
Daon's products include IdentityX (their flagship biometric mobile authentication platform), DaonEngine, DaonEnroll, DaonAnalytics, and Credential Connect. Daon's biometric products integrate with preexisting IT platforms and applications to manage identity life-cycles. Daon serves multiple markets including mobile authentication, border management, civil ID, traveler ID, employee credentialing, and
access control
In the fields of physical security and information security, access control (AC) is the selective restriction of access to a place or other resource, while access management describes the process. The act of ''accessing'' may mean consuming ...
. Their software is used worldwide at airports and international borders and supports U.S.
Registered Traveler airports.
IdentityX
IdentityX is a platform that allows users to authenticate themselves on any mobile device using biometrics instead of a password. IdentityX uses facial recognition, voice recognition, fingerprint, and more to prove a user is who they claim to be. In 2015, IdentityX was one of the first products to be certified by the FIDO alliance, an industry consortium in which PayPal and Lenovo are among the founders. Also in 2015, Daon's IdentityX won NACUSO's Next Big Idea competition as well as the Best in Show award from the CUNA Technology Council.
See also
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Dermot Desmond
References
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External links
Company Website
Biometrics software
Software companies established in 1999
Companies based in Fairfax, Virginia
Software companies of the United States
1999 establishments in Ireland