Case Study: Fingerprint-Based Candidate Identity Management for IBM Integrated Supply Chain

Client: IBM Integrated Supply Chain

Industry: Large-Scale Talent Acquisition & Verification

Background & Challenges

IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain conducts recruitment drives across 25 locations each year, registering roughly 800,000 candidates. Their legacy paper-and-manual processes for capturing personal details and verifying identity led to:

Inconsistent data capture (typos, missing fields)
Slow verification across sites—duplicate entries and delays
Difficulty auditing candidate documents and proof of identity
High administrative overhead to collate, search, and report on candidate records

IBM needed a unified, scalable solution to onboard large volumes of applicants, securely store their demographic and ID-proof data, and instantly verify identity anywhere in the network.

Solution Overview

BioEnable’s Fingerprint-Based Candidate Identity Management System is a two-tier platform combining:

1.PC-based Registration Station

Hardware: Fingkey Hamster USB fingerprint scanner + Logitech QuickCam Pro webcam
Desktop App: Captures candidate name, addresses, contact details, photograph, and right-thumb fingerprint; attaches a scanned copy of one government ID

2.Centralized Web Application

Data Storage: Secure central database (on-prem or cloud)
Search & Reporting: Lookup by name, email, phone or fingerprint; attach CVs, additional documents; generate audit-ready recruitment analytics

At each of the 25 locations, new candidates register via the Desktop App, then all records synchronize in real time to the central server. Later, any site can verify a candidate by scanning their fingerprint—instantly retrieving the full profile and attached documents.

System Modules & Data Flow

Registration Station captures all candidate inputs and pushes them encrypted to the Central Server.
Central Web App manages the master Candidate Database, provides real-time verification, and enables customizable reports for recruiters.

Key Benefits

Security & Compliance

End-to-end encryption of PII and biometric templates
Role-based access control in the web portal
Data retention policies configurable per regulatory needs
Audit trails for every registration, update, and verification event

Conclusion

By deploying BioEnable’s fingerprint-centric identity system, IBM Integrated Supply Chain achieves fast, accurate, and fully auditable candidate registration and verification across all recruitment locations—transforming a manual, error-prone workflow into a secure, high-throughput, digital process.