Enhanced entry authorization

An apparatus for granting entry through a checkpoint, comprising:

• a thermal sensor;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory and configured to:
• receive a request for entry of a person through a checkpoint;
• in response to receiving the request for entry:
• estimate, via the thermal sensor, a body surface temperature of the person;
• and
• generate, via a user interface, a notification that prompts the person to answer at least one verification question;
• receive, via the user interface, at least one user response to the at least one verification question;
• determine whether the at least one user response and the body surface temperature match criteria for gaining entry through the checkpoint;
• and
• in response to determining that the at least one user response and the body surface temperature match the criteria, grant the request for entry.

A computer-readable medium for granting entry through a checkpoint, executable by a processor to:

• receive a request for entry of a person through a checkpoint;
• in response to receiving the request for entry:
• estimate, via a thermal sensor, a body surface temperature of the person;
• and
• generate, via a user interface, a notification that prompts the person to answer at least one verification question;
• receive, via the user interface, at least one user response to the at least one verification question;
• determine whether the at least one user response and the body surface temperature match criteria for gaining entry through the checkpoint;
• and
• in response to determining that the at least one user response and the body surface temperature match the criteria, grant the request for entry.