System and method for securely authenticating and lawfully intercepting data in telecommunication networks using biometrics

1. A method for securely authenticating and lawfully intercepting data in a telecommunication network using biometrics, comprising:

authenticating one or more persons associated with a law enforcement agency (LEA) using biometric information by a telecommunication network provider upon receiving a request for lawful interception of data from the one or more persons associated with the LEA;

activating the lawful interception request associated with a registered telecommunication network user to obtain the data upon a successful authentication of the one or more persons associated with the LEA, wherein the telecommunication network provider having biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user;

intercepting the data associated with the registered telecommunication network user upon a successful match with a requested registered telecommunication network user by the LEA; and

sending the intercepted data along with the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA via the telecommunication network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunication network comprises a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA comprises sending location of the biometric information via a handover interface to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA in the telecommunication network.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the biometric information of the one or more persons associated with the LEA and the biometric information of the registered telecommunication network user are stored in a lawful interception user authentication database associated with the telecommunication network.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

confirming identity of the registered telecommunication network user by the LEA based on the sent biometric information of the registered telecommunication network user by the telecommunication network to authenticate the intercepted data is associated with the registered telecommunication network user.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

obtaining the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user using a device configured to receive the biometric information during an initial registration of the telecommunication network user with the telecommunication network; and

storing the obtained biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user in the lawful interception user authentication database.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

providing biometric information by the registered telecommunication network user to gain access to the telecommunication network to make a call;

obtaining the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user by the telecommunication network upon a request of the registered telecommunication network user to gain access to the telecommunication network to make the call;

associating the obtained biometric information from the registered telecommunication network user with the biometric information stored in the lawful interception user authentication database in the telecommunication network; and

providing access to the registered telecommunication network user to make the call using the telecommunication network upon a successful association.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for securely authenticating and lawfully intercepting data in a telecommunication network using biometrics has instructions that, when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

authenticating one or more persons associated with a LEA using biometric information by a telecommunication network provider upon receiving a request for lawful interception of data from the one or more persons associated with the LEA;

activating the lawful interception request associated with a registered telecommunication network user to obtain the data upon a successful authentication of the one or more persons associated with the LEA, wherein the telecommunication network provider having biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user;

intercepting the data associated with the registered telecommunication network user upon a successful match with a requested registered telecommunication network user by the LEA; and

sending the intercepted data along with the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA via the telecommunication network.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein sending the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA comprises sending location of the biometric information via a handover interface to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA in the telecommunication network.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the biometric information of the one or more persons associated with the LEA and the biometric information of the registered telecommunication network user are stored in a lawful interception user authentication database associated with the telecommunication network.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

confirming identity of the registered telecommunication network user by the LEA based on the sent biometric information of the registered telecommunication network user by the telecommunication network to authenticate the intercepted data is associated with the registered telecommunication network user.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising:

obtaining the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user using a device configured to receive the biometric information during an initial registration of the telecommunication network user with the telecommunication network; and

storing the obtained biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user in the lawful interception user authentication database.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising:

providing biometric information by the registered telecommunication network user to gain access to the telecommunication network to make a call;

obtaining the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user by the telecommunication network upon a request of the registered telecommunication network user to gain access to the telecommunication network to make the call;

associating the obtained biometric information from the registered telecommunication network user with the biometric information stored in the lawful interception user authentication database in the telecommunication network; and

providing access to the registered telecommunication network user to make the call using the telecommunication network upon a successful association.

14. A system for securely authenticating and lawfully intercepting data using biometrics, comprising:

a telecommunication network;

an LEA network communicatively coupled to the telecommunication network; and

a lawful interception user authentication database coupled to the telecommunication network and the LEA network, wherein the telecommunication network authenticates one or more persons associated with the LEA network using biometric information upon receiving a request for lawful interception of data from the one or more persons associated with the LEA network, wherein the telecommunication network activates the lawful interception request associated with a registered telecommunication network user to obtain the data upon a successful authentication of one or more persons associated with the LEA network, wherein the telecommunication network intercepts the data associated with the registered telecommunication network user upon a successful match with a requested registered telecommunication network user by the LEA network, and wherein the telecommunication network sends the intercepted data along with the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA network.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein a handover interface in the telecommunication network sends location of the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user to the authenticated one or more persons associated with the LEA.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the lawful interception user authentication database includes the biometric information of the one or more persons associated with the LEA and the biometric information of the registered telecommunication network user.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the LEA network confirms identity of the registered telecommunication network user based on the sent biometric information of the registered telecommunication network user by the telecommunication network to authenticate the intercepted data is associated with the registered telecommunication network user.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the telecommunication network obtains the biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user using a device configured to receive the biometric information during an initial registration of the telecommunication network user, and stores the obtained biometric information associated with the registered telecommunication network user in the lawful interception user authentication database.