Devices for authentication of natural persons or legal entities, namely, electronic control devices; software and software applications for authentication of natural persons or legal entities; electronic devices, namely, computer hardware containing programming data and/or data readers used for biometric recognition and/or for data capture, verification and authentication to secure communications and control access by authenticated persons; biometric identification apparatus; biometric access control and identification systems; software for biometric systems for the identification and authentication of people; electronic security devices used for recognition and/or for data capture, verification and authentication to secure communications and/or control access by authenticated persons; software relating to the aforesaid applications, namely, programs for biometric data input, verification and authentication and biometric data storage.;