Patent ID: 8078880

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for porting personal identity information of a principal from a first client to a second client, comprising: receiving selection of the first client; requesting identification of the principal by a relying party by providing personal identity information located on the first client to the relying party, wherein the personal identity information comprises a) one or more claims, b) metadata associated with the one or more claims, and c) backing data associated with the one or more claims; receiving selection of the second client; binding, by a processor, the personal identity information located on the first client, wherein the binding ties together the one or more claims, metadata, and backing data; sending, by the processor, the bound personal identity information to the second client, wherein the sending the bound personal identity information comprises transmitting a copy of the bound personal identity information to the second client; and deleting the bound personal identity information on the first client after sending the bound personal identity information to the second client.