Patent ID: 8886954

Claim:
A method comprising: persistently storing biometric data of a user and a plurality of codes and other data values comprising a device ID code uniquely identifying an integrated device and a secret decryption value in a tamper proof format written to a storage element on the integrated device that is not capable of being subsequently altered; responsive to receiving a request for a biometric verification of the user, receiving scan data from a biometric scan; comparing the scan data to the biometric data to determine whether the scan data matches the biometric data; responsive to a determination that the scan data matches the biometric data, wirelessly sending one or more codes and other values from the plurality of codes and other data values for authentication to a third party that operates a trusted authority, wherein the one or more codes and other data values includes the device ID code; and receiving, at an application, an access message from the trusted authority indicating that the trusted authority successfully authenticated the one or more codes and other data values sent to the third party and allowing the user access to the application.