Cross Match Technologies said that two of its biometric capture devices are the first certified by the Indian government for the country’s unique identification numbers (UID) project.

The two items certified by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate of the Department of Information Technology are the Guardian fingerprint capture device and the I SCAN dual iris capture device. Cross Match’s technology partner in India is Smart Identity Devices Pvt. Ltd. The two companies have partnered to register and identify residents for various projects.