Computer software and associated computer software drivers for biometric bar-code creating and reading equipment, for creating identification cards - ID Cards utilizing a bar-code. Computer software that creates personal identification forms and other bar-code media. The computer software utilizes compression, encryption, biometric identifiers, and metadata database creation. The computer software allows a first party to create a bar-code, and then an independent second or third party can scan that first party bar-code and validate the identity and authenticity of the first party bar-code identification card holder who presented the bar-code to the second or third party.; Computer software and associated computer software drivers for biometric bar-code creating and reading equipment, for creating identification cards - ID Cards utilizing a bar-code. Computer software that creates personal identification forms and other bar-code media. The computer software utilizes compression, encryption, biometric identifiers, and metadata database creation. The computer software allows a first party to create a bar-code, and then an independent second or third party can scan that first party bar-code and validate the identity and authenticity of the first party bar-code identification card holder who presented the bar-code to the second or third party.