Quick Start for Businesses

This guide helps businesses and technical leaders understand how to deploy the trst platform for biometric authentication.

Choose Your Deployment Model

Strategic Decision: Leverage existing network OR build proprietary system?

	🌍 Global Environment	🏢 Customer Managed Environment
Business Model	Tap into existing biometric network Like accepting credit cards	Own your customer relationships Like running your own database
What TRST Provides	• Customer enrollment infrastructure • Biometric data storage • Platform management • Certified hardware	• Biometric matching platform • APIs & SDKs for integration
What You Provide	• TRST Terminal or certified device • Business application • Service/product offering	• All hardware/software • Customer enrollment process • Account management • Infrastructure
Key Benefits	✓ Fast deployment ✓ No customer account management ✓ Network effects ✓ Lower operational overhead	✓ Full data control ✓ Custom business logic ✓ Complete flexibility ✓ Data ownership
Use Cases	Payment systems, public transportation, retail loyalty, healthcare patient ID	Corporate access control, facility security, employee time tracking, gym membership
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A typical deployment follows this timeline:

Phase	Duration	Key Activities
Planning	1-2 weeks	Choose deployment model, assess requirements, create account
Setup	2-3 weeks	Acquire hardware, configure integration, set up environments
Testing	2-3 weeks	Test enrollment/verification, security review, sandbox validation
Pilot	2-4 weeks	Limited rollout, gather feedback, train staff
Launch	1-2 weeks	Full deployment, monitoring, ongoing optimization

Total: 8-14 weeks from planning to production

Supported PalmSecure Sensors:

TRST Terminals: Pre-built turnkey kiosks and terminals available

Choose your integration approach:

TRST Terminals - Pre-configured, managed solution
Android SDK - For Android/JVM applications
Linux SDK - For embedded Linux devices (coming soon)
Windows SDK - For Windows workstations (coming soon)
Device-Com API (Coming Soon) - Direct API integration for custom implementations