Apparatus and method for identity verification in a computer network with multiple enterprise participants

An apparatus, comprising:

• a network interface circuit to provide connectivity to a network including an identification issuer machine, an identification holder machine, an identification validation machine, an identification verifier machine and an identification registry machine;
• a processor connected to the network interface circuit;
• and
• a memory connected to the processor, the memory storing instructions executed by the processor to:
• receive a registration request from the identification issuer machine,
• assign a distributed identification (DID) to the identification issuer machine,
• register the DID at the identification registry machine,
• receive an identification request from the identification holder machine,
• collect verified identification evidence from the identification validation machine, and
• issue a verified identification credential to a holder wallet associated with a user of the identification holder machine, where the verified identification credential in the holder wallet is accessible only with permission from the user of the identification holder machine, which is selectively granted to different machines over time to establish a reusable digital identity.