Biometric authentication is increasingly important in today’s digital age, with physical and cyber threats becoming commonplace. Physiological biometrics (finger, iris, face) tend to be more secure than their behavioral or possession-based counterparts (passwords, signatures, swipe cards), but require that a user present themselves to a sensor to be scanned. COVID-19 has emphasized the need for new, contactless biometrics, as current approaches are invasive, require close contact, or are confounded by personal protective equipment (PPE). Video-based systems have recently faced increased scrutiny over privacy and remain challenged by clothing, lighting, and environmental limitations. Stepscan Technologies (Charlottetown) has developed the world’s first modular pressure-sensitive flooring system that is large enough to capture many footsteps of natural gait leading into a secure area. Research has also shown that gait information is highly individual and difficult to imitate given its composition of spatiotemporal physiological and behavioral information. It is also completely unobtrusive, making it an ideal candidate for authenticated entry into secure facilities. To develop and demonstrate the Stepscan system as a biometric authentication tool, we have partnered with CyberNB to instrument the lobby of their new Cyber Centre facility in Knowledge Park, leading up to swipe card access turn styles. This will give us unprecedented access to real-world usage data, enabling us to identify and resolve confounding factors that would otherwise affect the performance of the system. An additional set of tiles installed at UNB will enable more targeted and controlled research into these factors and ensure prolonged research benefits beyond the life