Systems and methods for secure remote identity verification

A system for authenticating the identity of a remote user, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an identity verification request from a device associated with a remote user, the request including information associated with the remote user,
• requesting, from a server, a transaction identifier for the identity verification request,
• transmitting, to the device, redirect information for redirecting the device to the server,
• receiving, from the server, the transaction identifier identifying the identify verification request,
• hashing the information associated with the remote user,
• transmitting the hashed information to the server, and
• receiving from the server, an indication of the authenticity of the user;
• wherein the server includes a validation application programming interface for comparing the received information associated with the user with information known to the server and a salt/pepper application programming interface for securing the received information associated with the user before providing it to the server via the validation programming interface.

A method for authenticating the identity of a remote user, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:

• receiving, from a server associated with an entity, a request to authenticate a remote user,
• transmitting, to a first computer device associated with the remote user, a request for credential information,
• receiving, from the first computer device, credential information associated with the remote user,
• transmitting, to the server associated with the entity, information identifying the request,
• receiving, from the server associated with the entity, first hash information,
• generating second hash information based on information associated with the user,
• comparing the first hash information with the second hash information, and
• transmitting, to the server associated with the entity, an indication based on the comparison;
• wherein the server includes a validation application programming interface for comparing the received information associated with the user with information known to the server and a salt/pepper application programming interface for securing the received information associated with the user before providing it to the server via the validation programming interface.