Process of identifying and authenticating data characterizing an individual

Claim 1

A process for identifying and authenticating an individual by verifying data characterizing said individual, using a verifying biometer and a chip card, said process comprising the steps of: recording on said card a first set of data wherein said first set of data includes identification and biometric characteristics of an owner of said card and is stored in the form of a sequential string of binary words obtained by a recording biometer; acquiring a second set of data in said verifying biometer wherein said second set of data characterizes said individual who is the card holder; processing said first set and said second set of data, said processing including steps of: organizing in a virtual manner sequential groups of words into p matrix sub-blocks of P bits; organizing in a virtual manner the matrix sub-blocks into a single matrix block of M rows and N columns; performing permutations of said sub-blocks in matrix block M×N; performing permutations of the words inside said matrix sub-blocks; determining a word for each row of matrix block M×N; exchanging words resulting in the card and in the processing biometer; comparing said exchange words; processing in said processing biometer the set of words as a result of comparisons to reduce differences resulting from said step of comparing; providing a decision in said card of the identification and authentication as a function of the result of said processing.