Method and system for identity and credential protection and verification via blockchain

A system for distributed storage of identity data, comprising:

• a plurality of physical data storage devices, each data storage device being located in a geographic area;
• and
• a processing server, the processing server including a receiver, processor, and non-transitory computer-readable media storing program code, wherein
• the receiver receives entity data for a plurality of entities, wherein the entity data includes at least an associated public key, one or more associated attributes, and a geographic jurisdiction, and where at least one of the plurality of entities is indicated as being a subordinate,
• the processor executes the program code causing the processing server to
• generate a data file for each of the plurality of entities, wherein each data file includes at least the one or more associated attributes and the associated public key, and where the data file for an entity indicated as a subordinate includes a digital signature associated with a superior entity that is superior to the entity indicated as a subordinate,
• generate an identity value for each of the plurality of entities via application of one or more hashing algorithms to the data file generated for the each of the plurality of entities, and
• execute a query on a distributed hash table to store, for each of the plurality of entities, a key-value pair comprised of a key and a value, wherein the key in the key-value pair is the identity value for the each of the plurality of entities and the value in the key-value pair comprises at least each of the one or more associated attributes for the each of the plurality of entities, and
• the distributed hash table is stored across the plurality of physical data storage devices and where each key-value pair is stored in a physical data storage device where the associated geographic area corresponds to the geographic jurisdiction included in the entity data for the each of the plurality of entities.