Patent ID: 8479272
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a computer implemented identity agent comprising: receiving, at the identity agent, identity information comprising one or more claims corresponding to a credential, wherein the identity information is received from a user; receiving, at the identity agent through a computer controlled communication medium, authorization information originated from an asserting agent associated with the user, receiving, at the identity agent from the receiving agent, a request for information related to at least one claim among the one or more claims, the information related to the at least one claim among the one or more claims comprising at least one from the group consisting of: the at least one claim among the one or more claims and a verification of the at least one claim among the one or more claims; determining, by the identity agent based on the authorization information, whether to transmit the information related to the at least one claim among the one or more claims to the receiving agent in response to the request.