Smart Identity Devices, a developer of smart cards, biometric solutions and various information technology, has announced that with its partner Cross Match Technologies the two have been certified as a supplier of biometric devices for use in India’s Unique Identification (UID) program.

Specifically, the approval was issued for the Guardian fingerprint capture device and the I SCAN dual iris capture device, both developed either in part or entirely by Cross Match and distributed by Smart ID.

Among the tests conducted by both the UIDAI as well as the Government of India’s Department of Information Technology each product had to pass measured physical and dimensional aspects of the devices, image quality, environmental durability, safety, security, functionality, performance, interoperability and ease of use in both interface and physical design.

Previously, Smart ID and Cross Match had received certification for use in the program in its efforts collect biometric data from the population in order to move forward with the issuance of the unique identification numbers.