Methods, systems and devices for access control

A computerized method for controlling access to a facility, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a detection unit from a communication device of a user, access details associated with the facility, the communication device located in the vicinity of the detection unit;
• verifying the access details;
• transmitting an electronic request to a server for authentication of an identity of the user using an input of a biometric sample of the user on the communication device of the user;
• and
• authorizing the user to access the facility in response to (i) receiving a positive outcome of the authentication from the server, and (ii) a positive outcome of the verification.

A computer server for controlling access to a facility, the computer server comprising a server processor, a data storage device storing server processor program instructions, the server processor program instructions being operative to cause the server processor to, in response to receiving an electronic request for authentication of an identity of a human subject from a client:

• identify, based on the electronic request, a communication device associated with the human subject;
• transmit a request notification to the communication device, the request notification requesting authentication of the identity of the human subject using an input of a biometric sample of a user on the communication device;
• receive the biometric sample from the communication device, and obtain an outcome of the authentication using the biometric sample and a reference database storing biometric data associated with a plurality of pre-registered users;
• and
• communicate the outcome of the authentication to the client to cause authorization of the user to access the facility in response to a positive outcome of the authentication.