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AssigneeBeyond Identity Inc.
InventorsNelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
A method for authenticating a user to a verifying party computer over a network, comprising:
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A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate control signals for authenticating a user to a verifying party computer over a network, by executing the steps comprising:
A method of identifying a user comprising:
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