Secure chip identifier

A method comprising:

• pre-provisioning, by a computer based system, an alias code onto a secure chip;
• and
• transmitting, by the computer based system, an association between a secure chip identifier (ID) of the secure chip and the alias code to a transaction account issuer,
• wherein the transaction account issuer uses the association to obtain the alias code from the secure chip ID, and
• wherein the transaction account issuer links a transaction account with the alias code associated with the secure chip ID.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a transaction account issuer, an association between a secure chip identifier (ID) of a secure chip on a form factor and an alias code,
• obtaining, by the transaction account issuer, the secure chip ID from the app;
• determining, by the transaction account issuer and based on the association, the alias code from the secure chip ID;
• and
• linking, by the transaction account issuer, the alias code to the transaction account.