Secure digital identity management system for creating and maintaining non-attributable online personas

A method for creating a non-attributable online persona, the method comprising:

• defining a persona profile comprising biographical information, a geographic location, and behavioral characteristics;
• establishing a secure virtual operating environment comprising a virtual machine configured to isolate persona-related activities from an operator's computing environment, and a virtual private network configured to align an apparent geographic location of the persona with the geographic location defined in the persona profile;
• applying a security and realism layer throughout the method, comprising encrypting persona-related communications and data, and configuring behavioral realism parameters to replicate human interaction patterns;
• provisioning authentication resources comprising two parallel components:
• a persona-associated phone number selected based on an operational complexity requirement of the persona, and a plurality of email accounts created via the secure virtual operating environment and verified using the persona-associated phone number, wherein either or both components may be employed to support account registration depending on the authentication requirements of the target platform;
• deploying one or more social media accounts using the persona profile and at least one of the authentication resources comprising the persona-associated phone number and the plurality of email accounts, wherein the social media accounts include content consistent with the biographical information and behavioral characteristics;
• and producing an operational digital persona comprising the secure virtual operating environment, the authentication resources comprising the persona-associated phone number and the plurality of email accounts, and the one or more social media accounts, the operational digital persona being non-attributable to the operator.

A computer-implemented system for providing a non-attributable online persona as a managed service to a customer, the system comprising:

• a customer interface module configured to receive persona requirements from the customer, the persona requirements comprising at least an intended use case and desired persona characteristics;
• a persona development module configured to generate a persona biographical framework based on the persona requirements, the persona biographical framework comprising a backstory, an intended geographic location, and behavioral parameters;
• a secure virtual environment module configured to establish a virtual machine and a virtual private network in accordance with the persona biographical framework, and to apply encryption to persona-related communications and data;
• an authentication resources module comprising two parallel components:
• a phone number provisioning component configured to provision at least one dedicated phone number as an authentication credential for verification of digital accounts associated with the persona, and an email infrastructure component configured to create a plurality of email accounts for the persona using the virtual machine and the virtual private network, wherein the plurality of email accounts are verified using the dedicated phone number provided by the phone number provisioning component, and wherein either or both components may be employed to support account registration depending on the authentication requirements of the target platform;
• a social media deployment module configured to create and configure one or more social media accounts for the persona using the persona biographical framework and at least one of the authentication resources comprising the persona-associated phone number and the plurality of email accounts;
• and a persona delivery module configured to deliver to the customer access credentials for the plurality of email accounts and the one or more social media accounts, together with a persona dossier comprising the biographical framework, behavioral guidelines, and operational best practices, wherein any persona-associated phone number provisioned as part of the authentication resources is configured and maintained as operational infrastructure for account registration and verification purposes and is not required to be delivered to the customer as a credential.