Peer-to-peer authentication with a secure channel communication

A method comprising:

• determining that a new user has accessed a first communications channel associated with a first application, wherein a user using a user computing device is in communications with a counterparty using a counterparty computing device;
• in response to determining that the new user has accessed the first communications channel, transmitting, using a second application on the user computing device, to an identity verification network server, a request to authenticate the user and the counterparty, wherein the request is transmitted over a communications channel that is separate from the first communications channel;
• receiving, from the identity verification network server, a validation code upon authenticating the user, wherein the identity verification network server authenticates the counterparty and, based on authenticating the counterparty, transmits the validation code to the counterparty computing device;
• in response to receiving the validation code, generating a new secure communication session that is accessed using a passcode that is generated based on the validation code having been received by both the user computing device and the counterparty computing device;
• and
• communicating, to the counterparty computing device, an indication of the new secure communication session.

A method, comprising:

• joining, by a user computing device, a first group application session of a first application;
• determining that a new user has accessed the first group application session of the first application;
• in response to determining that the new user has accessed the first group application session of the first application, communicating, to an identity verification system device, a request to generate an authentication code and to communicate the authentication code to a counterparty computing device, the counterparty computing device being associated with a counterparty;
• receiving, from the identity verification system device, the authentication code, wherein the authentication code is received by the counterparty computing device;
• and
• in response to receiving the authentication code, generating, a second group application session, the second group application session being accessed using a passcode that is generated based on the authentication code having been received by both the user computing device and the counterparty computing device.