Patent ID: 7565545

Claim:
A method for auditing electronic transactions based on biometric readings, comprising: providing a plurality of biometric readings pertaining to the electronic transactions; wherein each biometric reading has been authenticated against a baseline biometric reading; auditing the electronic transactions by comparing the biometric readings to each other to determine whether a set of the electronic transactions should be rejected because the set of electronic transactions corresponds to a counterfeit duplication of a biometric reading, wherein the electronic transactions are selected from a group consisting of a physical access request, a check request, and electronic message, and a telephone call; wherein the set of electronic transactions corresponds to a counterfeit duplication of a biometric reading in the case that a plurality of the biometric readings are similar beyond a predetermined tolerance; and providing results of the audit; wherein the results include the determination of whether the set of electronic transactions should be rejected because the set of electronic transactions corresponds to a counterfeit duplication of a biometric reading.