Systems and methods for managing identities in a database system

A system for searching identity data, the system comprising:

• a first database, wherein the first database includes a plurality of identity records;
• a computing device comprising:
• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• an identity database stored in the memory, wherein the identity database is separate from the first database, and wherein the identity database comprises:
• the plurality of identity records, wherein each identity record includes at least two or more data elements;
• a plurality of past identity records, wherein the past identity records are previous versions of the plurality of identity records;
• and
• wherein the identity database is searchable by applications in electronic communication with the computing device, and wherein the applications in electronic communication with the computing device cannot directly update the identity database.