Secure biometric verification of identity.

A high-security ID card (100) incorporates integrated memory for biometric data, as well as an integrated sensor for biometric data capture. The integrated processor (100) on the card (100) performs a matching test to verify that the biometric data recorded is the same as locally stored biometric data. Any data forwarding from the control card (100) is further confirmed and / or further processed only if the match result is positive. Most preferably, the chip (100) ISO standard chip card. In one embodiment, the ISO standard chip card acts as a firewall to protect and process protected biometric data for the use of the security processor (114) to protect against malicious external attacks through the ISO standard chip card interface. In another case, the security processor (114) is interleaved by the ISO standard chip card interface and the unencoded ISO standard chip card processor (112) blocking any external communication until the fingerprint of the user is reconciled with a previously stored fingerprint. When flipping the user's finger over the sensor block (110), they provide real-time feedback to help optimize positioning of the user's finger.