Customized Biometric Architecture for Access Control in Stadiums based on Federated Identities

This paper,resents a system called Athlos2,which implements strong access control for athletic events, enhancing the safety feeling of event spectators. Athlos2 integrates intelligent biometric access control systems and smart cards,under a protocol that complies ith the specification of the Liberty Alliance project for federated identities.A pilot version of Athlos2 was deployed and tested in terms of acceptability,information security and performance.