9 Remote access service and security system for computer networks consisting of hand-held remote-control device and coupler; hand-held remote control unit in the nature of a microcomputer for consumer interactive and non-interactive participation in multimedia programs and events and for interface in dual-tone multi-frequency telephonic transmissions; electronic authentication products for authenticating users for purposes of ingress, egress, and access, namely computer software, computer hardware, computer peripherals, magnetic coded cards, PCMCIA cards, USB keys and tokens; computer software for user authorization, securing system access, providing computer security, and securing data; contact imaging device namely capacitive biometric scanners and optical biometric scanners for use in imaging of portions of a human body namely fingerprints and palms, portable biometric imaging device namely fingerprint imager and palm print imager with wireless communication; capacitive fingerprint scanner; optical fingerprint scanner; capacitive fingerprint scanner with wireless communications interface, contact imaging device with processor for imaging of a part of a human body, processing the image to identify a user with the images portion of the human body, and a wireless communication interface for providing an access code namely password, an encryption key, or a pin to host system; smart card interfaces and smart card readers/writers; computer hardware with embedded computer software and computer software, all for the secure storage, management and control of corporate credentials, passwords, digital signatures, electronic cash and static credentials