User programmatic interface for supporting data access control in a database system

An identity management system, comprising:

• an identity data storage device for storing identity data;
• and
• an identity management server for:
• enabling display of a user registration page on a first website in response to a request from the first website, wherein the first website is controlled by a first server, and is associated with the identity management system;
• receiving identity registration information of the first user, wherein the identity registration information is for creating an identity for the first user in the identity management system;
• creating a first identity for the first user;
• storing the first identity as a first identity record in the identity data storage device;
• receiving identity verification information of the first user, wherein the identity verification information indicating if the first user is licensed in a geographic region;
• comparing the identity verification information of the first user with data in a master data management system;
• determining that there is a match in the master data management system for the identity verification information of the first user;
• verifying that the first user is licensed in the geographic region;
• and
• authenticating the first user with data in the identity data storage device.