8. A system for conducting authentication matching transactions comprising: an authentication system including an authentication database, said authentication system being configured to store within said database authentication data for individuals, matching scores, and matching score distributions; and a device configured to capture biometric data positioned freely with respect to said device, said device and said authentication system being configured to communicate over a network, said authentication system being further configured to generate an authentication biometric template from captured biometric data, conduct matching transactions between the authentication biometric template and enrollment biometric templates stored therein, and between the authentication biometric template and imposter biometric templates stored therein, generate a genuine matching score distribution and an imposter matching score distribution, and calculate a minimum genuine matching score and a maximum imposter matching score, and confirm an identity of an individual associated with the captured biometric data when the maximum imposter matching score is less than the minimum genuine matching score.
8. A system for conducting authentication matching transactions comprising: an authentication system including an authentication database, said authentication system being configured to store within said database authentication data for individuals, matching scores, and matching score distributions; and a device configured to capture biometric data positioned freely with respect to said device, said device and said authentication system being configured to communicate over a network, said authentication system being further configured to generate an authentication biometric template from captured biometric data, conduct matching transactions between the authentication biometric template and enrollment biometric templates stored therein, and between the authentication biometric template and imposter biometric templates stored therein, generate a genuine matching score distribution and an imposter matching score distribution, and calculate a minimum genuine matching score and a maximum imposter matching score, and confirm an identity of an individual associated with the captured biometric data when the maximum imposter matching score is less than the minimum genuine matching score. 13. A system in accordance with claim 8 , said authentication system being further configured to communicate a message to said device notifying a device operator that the identity of the individual has been confirmed.