Patent ID: 8458484

Claim:
A system for providing secure access to a controlled software application, the system comprising: a database of one or more biometric signatures; a first sub-system comprising: a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal associated with a user wherein each user is classified into one of a plurality of classes, each class being associated with one of a plurality of levels of access to the controlled application; means for matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures; means for determining the class into which the user is classified, in an event that the biometric signal matches one of the members of the database of biometric signatures; and means for selecting an encryption key for use in accessing the controlled application, the encryption key being selected from a plurality of predetermined encryption keys stored on said first sub-system, wherein the encryption key is selected depending on the class into which the user is classified; means for generating a password according to an encryption process based on a dynamic input value and the selected encryption key; and a second sub-system comprising; means for receiving the password; and means for providing access to the user to the controlled software application at a level of access dependent upon said password and on said class determined for the user.