Trusted caller identification

A system comprising:

• a network interface;
• at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one hardware processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• send, using the network interface, an authentication object to a first communication device, wherein the authentication object was generated responsive to authentication of the first communication device based on identification data associated with the first communication device accessed from a third party source matching registration data received from the first communication device, the authentication object including encrypted data that is cryptographically verifiable following decryption and is indicative of trustworthiness of the authentication of the first communication device;
• receive the authentication object from a second communication device contemporaneously with initiation of a telephone call from the first communication device to the second communication device;
• decrypt the encrypted data of the authentication object to produce decrypted data;
• validate the first communication device using the decrypted data received in the authentication object;
• and
• send validation information to the second communication device.

A communication device comprising:

• a network interface;
• at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one hardware processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive, from a first communication device over the network interface contemporaneously with initiation of a telephone call from the first communication device, an authentication object for validating an identity of the first communication device, the authentication object including encrypted data that is cryptographically verifiable following decryption and is indicative of trustworthiness of the authentication of the first communication device;
• send a validation request, including the authentication object, to a server to validate the first communication device using the received authentication object based on comparison of registration data for the first communication device and identification data accessed from a third party source;
• receive, from the server, validation information associated with the first communication device based on the encrypted data of the authentication object, the validation information including validation status of the first communication device;
• and
• indicate validation of the first communication device when a validation status indicates successful validation of the first communication device.