Encrypted reverse biometric token validation

A transit system for validating a biometric token, the transit system comprising:

• a biometric capture device configured to perform operations including:
• capturing a biometric identifier of a transit user;
• and
• broadcasting a wireless signal containing the captured biometric identifier, wherein the wireless signal is received by a portable electronic device;
• and
• an access control point configured to perform actions including:
• receiving, from the portable electronic device, a validation result indicating that the captured biometric identifier was matched to a registered biometric identifier by the portable electronic device, wherein the registered biometric identifier was registered by the portable electronic device prior to capturing, by the biometric capture device, the biometric identifier of the transit user;
• and
• granting the transit user access to a restricted access area of the transit system based on the validation result.

A method of validating a biometric token within a transit system, the method comprising:

• capturing, by a biometric capture device of the transit system, a biometric identifier of a transit user;
• broadcasting, by the transit system, a wireless signal containing the captured biometric identifier, wherein the wireless signal is received by a portable electronic device;
• receiving, by the transit system from the portable electronic device, a validation result indicating that the captured biometric identifier was matched to a registered biometric identifier by the portable electronic device, wherein the registered biometric identifier was registered by the portable electronic device prior to capturing, by the biometric capture device, the biometric identifier of the transit user;
• and
• granting, by the transit system, the transit user access to a restricted access area of the transit system based on the validation result.