CXone Mpower Voice Biometrics (Live Agents)

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CXone Mpower Voice Biometrics allows you to authenticate contacts in real time as they speak to a live agent. It uses voiceprints to authenticate contacts over the phone. Every person has a unique voiceprint, just as they have unique fingerprints. It only takes 0.5 to 3 seconds of normal, conversational speech for Voice Biometrics to determine if the caller is who they claim to be.

Contacts must enroll to use voice biometrics for authentication on future calls. This establishes their baseline voiceprint. It also records the date the contact gave your organization permission to use their voice for authentication. The enrollment process only requires 20-40 seconds of natural conversation. The amount of time is configurable in the Voice Biometrics management console. It's related to how secure you need the process to be.

Voice Biometrics is an agent assist application that's set upset up using Studio scripts and Agent Assist Hub. You can learn more about using voice biometric authentication with live agents.

The Voice Biometrics agent assist application is only required when setting up integrations for live agents. If you're using voice biometric authentication with an IVRClosed Interactive Voice Response. Automated phone menu contacts use via voice or key inputs to obtain information, route an inbound voice call, or both. or a virtual agent, you don't need this application.

Components of an Integration

Using Voice Biometrics in CXone Mpower involves the following components:

  • CXone MpowerCXone Mpower must be configured to use the voice channelsClosed Various voice and digital communication mediums that facilitate customer interactions in a contact center. you want to use with the integration.
  • Voice Biometrics Hub Profile: You must have a profile for Voice Biometrics set up in Voice Biometrics Hub. This establishes the connection between CXone Mpower and the voice biometric provider. To set this profile up, you must have voice biometrics set up and configured in the Voice Biometrics management console.
  • Agent Assist HubAgent Assist Hub holds the configuration information for connecting your Voice Biometrics Hub profile with the agent application.
  • Agent application: This is the client that your agents use to handle contacts. Voice Biometrics is only supported in CXone Mpower Agent.
  • Studio scripts: You need at least one script that includes the Agent Assist action. The action is the connection between CXone Mpower and the agent application.

Custom Scripting Guidelines

Integrating an agent assistClosed Software application that provides context-specific help to the agent. application requires custom scripting. Before beginning the integration setup, you should know: 

If you need assistance with scripting in Studio, see the Technical Reference Guide section in the Studio online help, or visit the NiCE Community Icon of a square with an arrow point from the center through the top right corner. site for CXone Mpower.  For additional assistance with your script, you may want to contact NiCE CXone Mpower Expert Services.