An example operation may include one or more of obtaining a first biometric sample of a user from a user device. extracting, by an issuing node of a permissioned blockchain network, a biometric template from the first biometric sample, encrypting the biometric template, distributing an issuetoken proposal comprising the encrypted biometric template to the blockchain network, and generating and distributing a biometric token to the user device. In response to the user indicating to the user device to redeem the biometric token, the method includes one or more of presenting, by the user device, the biometric token to a verifying node of the blockchain network, validating, by the verifying node, the biometric token, receiving, by the verifying node, a second biometric sample from the user device, distributing a redeemtoken proposal to the blockchain network, committing a transaction corresponding to the biometric token, to the blockchain network, and invalidating the biometric token.