System for determining storage parameters for biometric data

Abstract

A biometric identification system may store biometric data for later assessment. Data storage parameters, such as cryptographic keys used to encrypt and decrypt the biometric data, may be determined based on the biometric data. In one implementation, the biometric data comprises embedding data in an embedding space. During enrollment and storage, the embedding data is assessed to determine nearest anchor data in the embedding space. Cryptographic parameters, such as an encryption key, are determined based on 'k' anchor data that are within a threshold distance of the embedding data in the embedding space. During query, query embedding data is similarly processed to determine cryptographic parameters, such as a decryption key. The decryption key may then be used to attempt decryption of the encrypted at-rest biometric data. If successful, the decrypted biometric data may then be compared to the query embedding to assert an identity.