Patent ID: 8738921
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a person's identity to a transactional entity using a trusted entity with a secure repository of a person's personal identity information, comprising: receiving personal identity information at a trusted entity computer system, the personal identity information being confidentially stored by the trusted entity computer system; in the secure repository, storing a user identifier and a password that are associated with, but do not contain, the personal identity information; at the trusted entity computer system, receiving a request from the person for a unique code, the request including the user identifier and the password, the person's identity having been previously authenticated by the trusted entity computer system; providing the unique code to the person, the unique code comprising a person identifier and a key, wherein the unique code is thereafter transmitted to a transactional entity to identify the person without providing the personal identity information to the transactional entity; and the trusted entity computer system confirming the unique code to the transactional entity to verify the person's identity.