Biometric solutions for access control is an active line of research. Specifically, when it comes to facial identification for access control, these systems can pose privacy concerns. For instance, identifying people that do not want to use the facial identification module. This work focuses on implementing an intent-aware system, which uses a hand gesture trigger to initiate the identification process. In order to evaluate the system, test cases were performed to verify accuracy of each hand gesture. Thereafter, a scenario was created to simulate an activation of the prototype system. The evaluation was used to determine the convenience and guidance when implementing intent-aware systems.