Digital Identity Verification Platform Using Standards Abstraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital identity verification processes using physical documents are time-consuming, prone to errors, and costly, and the transition to digital credentials is hindered by complexity and interoperability issues between different standards and credentialing organizations.
Innovation Solution
A verification platform that integrates hardware, software, and services to facilitate the acceptance and verification of reusable digital credentials, including mobile driving licenses, verifiable credentials, and self-sovereign identities, using a standards abstraction layer and verification engine to securely verify digital credentials across multiple issuing authorities and devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical identification documents are used for verification, then verification can be performed with simple technology, but the process is time-consuming and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual physical document verification with automated digital credential verification using cryptographic algorithms. The verification engine automatically validates digital credentials through cryptographic proofs, eliminating manual inspection of physical documents and reducing both time and human error.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses digital copies of identification credentials that contain cryptographic verification data. Instead of verifying physical originals, the system verifies digitally replicated credentials that include embedded cryptographic proofs, enabling automated validation without time-consuming manual processes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple issuing authority standards are supported, then interoperability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The verification engine is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple issuing authority standards through a single unified interface. It can verify credentials from different authorities (DMV, passport agencies, etc.) using the same core verification mechanisms, eliminating the need for separate verification systems for each standard.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a standards abstraction layer that mediates between diverse credential standards and the verification engine. This intermediary layer translates various issuing authority formats into a common verification protocol, reducing complexity by hiding standard-specific details from the core verification logic.
3Ease of operation
If relying parties perform verification themselves, then control over verification process is maintained, but burden of technical knowledge is placed on relying parties
Solution Approach 1:
The verification system performs self-service by automatically validating credentials without requiring relying parties to have specialized cryptographic knowledge. The verification engine handles all complex verification operations autonomously, returning simple pass/fail results to relying parties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a verification service intermediary that handles the technical complexity of credential verification. Relying parties interact with a simplified interface while the intermediary service performs the complex cryptographic verification operations in the background, reducing the technical burden on relying parties.
Data Source
AI summary
A platform for verification of a digital identity of a human user in response a request for verification of a human user's identity from a relying party. The platform may include a digital identity credentialling database storing a plurality of issuing authority credentialling standards that define verification of a digital identity issued by an issuing authority. The platform may receive from a user device a user digital identity stored locally at the user device. The platform may include a verification engine operative to access the digital identity credentialling database and retrieve an issuing authority credentialling standard associated with the user digital identity and apply the issuing authority credentialling standard to the user digital identity to perform a verification operation on the user digital identity. The relying party communication interface returns an outcome of the verification operation to the relying party.