Computing devices and methods for exchanging identity data

A computing device for exchanging identity data from a digital credential, said computing device comprising:

• a processing unit;
• and
• a non-transitory storage medium storing executable instructions that, upon execution by the processing unit, configure the processing unit to:
• transmit a request for identity data to a second computing device storing the digital credential, the request including one or more of self-identification data for a first user associated with said computing device or a security threshold associated with a second user;
• gain access to the identity data for the second user at a location based on an electronic address included in the request, wherein the identity data indicates a result of authenticating and verifying, by the second computing device, of the identity data from the digital credential of the second user;
• and
• transmitting at least a portion of the identity data to an identity provider with which the second user is associated to authenticate the second user, and to identify the second computing device as associated with the digital credential.

A method of exchanging identity data from a digital credential, the method comprising:

• transmitting, from a first computing device, a request for identity data from the digital credential, the request including one or more of self-identification data for a first user associated with the first computing device or a security threshold associated with a second user;
• receiving, at a second computing device storing the digital credential, the request from the first computing device, wherein the second computing device is accessible by the second user;
• validating, by the second computing device, the self-identification data included in the request;
• authenticating, by the second computing device, identity data, from the digital credential, for the second user, and verifying the second user is an intended user of the identity data, and wherein authenticating and verifying are executed according to a protocol associated with the security threshold included in the request;
• transmitting, from the second computing device, the identity data to a particular location based on an electronic address included in the request, wherein the transmitted identity data indicates a result of authenticating the identifying data and verifying the identity data of the second user;
• accessing, by the first computing device, the identity data transmitted by the second computing device;
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• validating, by the first computing device, in response to the accessing, the identity data transmitted by the second computing device.