High assurance federated attribute management

A computer system for managing attributes of a person, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• a program comprising a plurality of instructions stored in the memory that are executed by the processor to:
• receive identity data of a person;
• receive one or more asserted attributes of the person;
• store, in the memory, the identity data of the person in association with the one or more asserted attributes of the person;
• receive confirmation of the one or more asserted attributes based on information received from one or more publishers of the one or more asserted attributes;
• associate the confirmation with the one or more asserted attributes of the person;
• and
• store, in the memory, an indication that the one or more asserted attributes are confirmed.

A computer program product for managing attributes of a person, the computer program product comprising:

• at least one computer readable storage medium having computer readable program instructions embodied therewith, the computer readable program instructions, when read by a processor, being configured to:
• receive identity data of a person;
• receive one or more asserted attributes of the person;
• store, in an electronic database, the identity data of the person in association with the one or more asserted attributes of the person;
• receive confirmation of the one or more asserted attributes based on information received from one or more publishers of the one or more asserted attributes;
• associate the confirmation with the one or more asserted attributes of the person;
• and
• store, in the electronic database, an indication that the one or more asserted attributes are confirmed.