Identity management service via virtual passport

A system comprising a processor and instructions stored in non-transitory machine-readable media, the instructions configured to cause the system to:

• create a virtual passport for an individual, the virtual passport uniquely identifying the individual, the virtual passport comprising a first unique identifier generated for the individual and a first verification code, a copy of the first verification code being stored relationally to the first unique identifier;
• provide a public/private key pair for the individual;
• sign the virtual passport with a private key of the public/private key pair;
• enter a signed virtual passport in a public block chain, the signed virtual passport being retrievable from the public block chain;
• receive, from an entity computing system, an identity verification request comprising a second unique identifier and a second verification code retrieved from the signed virtual passport stored in the public block chain using a public key of the public/private key pair;
• based on a match between the second unique identifier and the first unique identifier, retrieve the copy of the first verification code stored relationally to the first unique identifier;
• determine whether the second verification code matches the copy of the first verification code;
• when the second verification code matches the copy of the first verification code, transmit an identity verification approval message to the entity computing system;
• and
• when the second verification code does not match the copy of the first verification code, transmit an identity verification denial message to the entity computing system;
• authenticity of the signed virtual passport being determined via the public key of the public/private key pair, the second unique identifier and the first verification code, by, responsive to the identity verification request inclusive of the second verification code retrieved from the signed virtual passport stored in the public block chain using the public key of the public/private key pair, comparing the second verification code to the copy of the first verification code to ensure the match.

An identity verification computing system, comprising:

• a network interface;
• a secure identity database;
• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• create a virtual passport for an individual, the virtual passport uniquely identifying the individual, the virtual passport comprising a first unique identifier generated for the individual and a first verification code, a copy of the first verification code being stored in the secure identity database relationally to the first unique identifier;
• sign the virtual passport with a private key of a public/private key pair;
• enter a signed virtual passport in a public block chain, wherein the signed virtual passport is retrievable from the public block chain;
• receive, from an entity computing system, an identity verification request comprising a second unique identifier and a second verification code retrieved from the signed virtual passport stored in the public block chain using a public key of the public/private key pair;
• based on a match between the second unique identifier and the first unique identifier, retrieve the copy of the first verification code stored relationally to the first unique identifier;
• determine whether the second verification code matches the copy of the first verification code;
• when the second verification code matches the copy of the first verification code, transmit an identity verification approval message to the entity computing system;
• and
• when the second verification code does not match the copy of the first verification code, transmit an identity verification denial message to the entity computing system;
• authenticity of the signed virtual passport being determined via the public key of the public/private key pair, the second unique identifier and the first verification code by, responsive to the identity verification request inclusive of the second verification code retrieved from the signed virtual passport stored in the public block chain using the public key of the public/private key pair, comparing the second verification code to the copy of the first verification code to ensure the match.

A computer-implemented method performed by an entity computing system, the method comprising:

• receiving a public key from a computing system associated with an individual, the public key being part of a public/private key pair provided by an identity verification computing system in connection with creating a virtual passport for the individual, the virtual passport comprising identifying information, a unique identifier generated for the individual and a first verification code generated as part of creating the virtual passport and included in the virtual passport, a copy of the first verification code being stored in a secure identity database of the identity verification computing system relationally to the unique identifier;
• creating the virtual passport, comprising:
• generating, by an identity verification circuit of the identity verification computing system, the public/private key pair,
• storing, by the identity verification circuit of the identity verification computing system, a private key of the public/private key pair in the secure identity database of the identity verification computing system,
• transmitting, by the identity verification circuit of the identity verification computing system, the public key of the public/private key pair to a computing device of the individual, and
• signing the virtual passport with the private key retrieved from the secure identity database;
• retrieving the virtual passport from a public block chain via the public key, the virtual passport having been signed by the private key of the public/private key pair;
• and
• verifying authenticity of a signed virtual passport using the unique identifier and the first verification code, comprising:
• transmitting, to the identity verification computing system, an identity verification request comprising the unique identifier and a second verification code received from the individual;
• and
• receiving, from the identity verification computing system, an identity verification approval message generated in response to determining that the first verification code matches the second verification code.