Computer program and method for biometrically secured, transparent encryption and decryption

One or more non-transitory computer storage media storing a plurality of data items and a computer-executable program for enabling secure storage of the plurality of data items, wherein the program instructs at least one program to perform the following steps:

• receive an instruction from a user to access a data item of the plurality of data items from the secure storage system;
• receive information associated with an authentication template of the user to access the data item,
• wherein the information associated with the authentication template includes information selected from the set consisting of biometric information and password information;
• compare the information associated with the authentication template with information associated with each of a plurality of security templates,
• wherein each of the plurality of security templates comprises a biometric template and a password template, and
• wherein the plurality of security templates includes a security template of the user;
• generate a key useable to access the data item based at least in part on the password information;
• and
• upon the information associated with the authentication template correlating with the information associated with the security template of the user, decrypt the data item using said generated key.

A method of accessing a data item of a plurality of securely stored data items, comprising the steps of:

• receiving an instruction from a user to access a data item of the plurality of data items from the secure storage system;
• receiving information associated with an authentication template of the user to access the data item,
• wherein the information associated with the authentication template includes information selected from the set consisting of biometric information and password information;
• comparing the information associated with the authentication template with information associated with each of a plurality of security templates,
• wherein each of the plurality of security templates comprises a biometric template and a password template, and
• wherein the plurality of security templates includes a security template of the user;
• generating a key useable to access the data item based at least in part on the password information;
• and
• upon the information associated with the authentication template correlating with the information associated with the security template of the user, decrypt the data item using said generated key.