Abstract: A database stored in a server includes records of biometric templates associated with non-personally identifiable information about of individuals, used for enrollment and verification phases of an access system. During an enrollment phase, a biometric sample and a non-personally identifying information for each are captured, and sent to be stored in the server. During verification phase, a biometric sensor captures the requesting individual biometric template and sends it to the server, that compares the requesting individual biometric template to a formerly captured stored biometric template. Upon detecting a match, the identity is considered verified, and the associated non-personally identifiable information of the record is made available for access control. The biometric sensor may capture fingerprint, hand geometry, retinal or iris scan, signature, facial features, voice print, signature, finger or eye-vein, or DNA.