AwareSDK Voice vs Recognition Technologies Speaker Recognition

AwareSDK Voice is a paid SDK for adding mobile voice authentication on iOS and Android. It provides speaker-recognition algorithms, libraries, user interfaces, reference programs and documentation for multifactor authentication. Biometric templates can be stored and matched on the device or on a server, and recognition is described as language-independent. Authentication supports static and dynamic passphrases. Voice recognition can be combined with other biometric modalities; Aware’s Knomi framework pairs facial recognition with voice authentication. Aware positions the SDK for remote identity authentication, contact centers and mobile applications, and says it helps detect replay and synthetic-voice attacks. Developer downloads include Android and iOS voice-capture demos, but a release key is required for those projects to work. The company describes its APIs as configurable and its technical support as collaborative. Aware began in 1993 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. The product page invites demo scheduling; pricing is available by demo or contact, with no public price or trial terms listed.

Recognition Technologies Speaker Recognition is a language- and text-independent voice biometrics system for identifying and verifying speakers. A person may enroll in one language and be identified or verified in another. The engine also supports classification, detection, tracking and segmentation. Identification can use open-set or closed-set approaches; closed-set identification can return the nearest enrolled voice even if the speaker is not in the database. The maker describes verification enrollment as about 30 seconds of speech, followed by a few seconds when the speaker returns. Interfaces include a C++ SDK/API, command line, web service, Android and iOS; the engine can also be used as a module of the maker’s IVR system. Deployment options include embedded, server-based, standalone, hosting at Recognition Technologies or hosting at the customer’s facilities. The product page lists Linux, Apple Macintosh OS X and Windows support. Its telephony version supports speaker verification and identification for telephone authentication and access-level control. Pricing is on request, and an evaluation account for the hosted version may be available to interested organizations.