Portable Biometric-based Identity Device

摘要

A portable biometric device and system for secure communication and method for operating said system. The invention describes a portable biometric device (1) designed for improving security during internet transactions by means of a gateway device (20). Also described is a secure actuation device (40) which, together with the portable biometric device (1), allows the opening or closing of a set of access control elements in facilities to be controlled in order to block the entry of unauthorised persons. Also described are two systems for secure communication, which respectively comprise a portable biometric device (1) and a secure actuation device (40) combined with a portable biometric device (1), and methods for operating said systems.