Digital identity step-up

A system for validating a digital identity of a user, the system comprising:

• one or more processors of an identity network;
• and
• a memory having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a relying party, a device identifier for a device of the user and a validation request providing first identity attributes of the user and first attribute information associated with the first identity attributes provided to the relying party by the user to verify a digital identity of the user;
• identify an identity provider associated with the device of the user, wherein the identity provider is different from the identity network;
• launch, using a software development kit of an application of the relying party, an application of the identity provider using a link associated with the identity provider;
• receive, from the identity provider, confirmation that the user has successfully logged into the launched application of the identity provider to authenticate the digital identity of the user;
• obtain second identity attributes and second attribute information associated with the second identity attributes provided by the identity provider;
• generate a confidence score indicating a confidence that the user is an owner of the digital identity based at least in part on a comparison of the first and second identity attributes, and the first and second attribute information, of the user;
• and
• provide the confidence score to the relying party.

A non-transitory, computer readable memory device having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors of an identity network, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, from a relying party, a device identifier for a device of a user and a validation request providing first identity attributes of the user and first attribute information associated with the first identity attributes provided to the relying party by the user to verify a digital identity of the user;
• identify an identity provider associated with the device of the user, wherein the identity provider is different from the identity network;
• launch, using a software development kit of an application of the relying party, an application of the identity provider using a link associated with the identity provider;
• receive, from the identity provider, confirmation that the user has successfully logged into the launched application of the identity provider to authenticate the digital identity of the user;
• obtain second identity attributes and second attribute information associated with the second identity attributes provided by the identity provider;
• generate a confidence score indicating a confidence that the user is an owner of the digital identity based at least in part on a comparison of the first and second identity attributes, and the first and second attribute information, of the user;
• and
• provide the confidence score to the relying party.