Patent ID: 8615663

Claim:
A method for performing biometric authentication in a sensor platform using a remote biometric authentication platform storing a plurality of biometric templates, the method comprising: securely generating a public key and a private key within a physical security boundary of a secure processor of the sensor platform; communicating the public key to a warranty server over a first secure communications link; initiating a key enrollment process with a certification authority by communicating the public key to the certification authority over a second secure communications link; receiving a digital certificate for the sensor platform from the certification authority; communicating the digital certificate to the remote biometric authentication platform, establishing a third secure communications link with the remote biometric authentication platform by decrypting an encrypted symmetric key, generated by the remote biometric authentication platform, using the private key stored within the physical security boundary of the secure processor of the sensor platform; performing a biometric scan on an individual at the sensor platform; generating a biometric authentication template for the individual; communicating the generated biometric authentication template to the remote biometric authentication platform using the established third secure communications link to initiate biometric authentication at the remote biometric authentication platform; and receiving an indication of whether biometric authentication of the individual performed by the remote biometric authentication platform was successful.