Electronic identification verification methods and systems
Method of certification including receiving user data at a certification device of a certifying entity, and receiving a registration tx-ID of the data, wherein the registration tx-ID was generated from a blockchain when receiving and storing a signed hash value of the data for registration signed using a private key of the user, wherein the hash value of the data was generated using a registration hash algorithm. The method includes generating a salt that is unique. The method includes hashing the data combined with the salt to create generated hashed data. The method includes signing the generated hashed data using a private key of the certifying entity to create a signed certification of the data. The method includes transmitting the signed certification of the data to a blockchain for storing. The method includes receiving a certification tx-ID of the signed certification of the data.
1. A method, comprising operations of:
receiving data of a user at a certification device of a certifying entity;
receiving a registration tx-ID of the data, wherein the registration tx-ID is generated from a blockchain in response to receiving and storing a signed hash value of the data for registration, wherein the signed hash value is signed using a private key of the user, wherein the hash value of the data is generated using a registration hash algorithm;
generating a salt that is unique;
hashing the data combined with the salt to create a generated hashed data;
signing the generated hashed data using a private key of the certifying entity to create a signed certification of the data;
transmitting the signed certification of the data and a public key of the certifying entity to a blockchain for storing;
receiving a certification tx-ID of the signed certification of the data;
retrieving the signed hash value of the data stored in the blockchain using the registration tx-ID; and
positively verifying that the generated hash value and the retrieved signed hash value is identical.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises personal data that identifies the user.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
scanning an identification card to obtain the personal data.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving data further comprises:
capturing the personal data using a digital camera, or a scanner, or a smartphone, or a keyboard, or a touchscreen, or voice recognition, or handwriting recognition, or a combination of two or more thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the registration hash algorithm is identical to the certification hash algorithm.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the salt using a random number generator, wherein the salt is a randomly generated number.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the signed certification of the data further comprises:
transmitting the signed certification of the data and the public key of the certifying entity to the blockchain for storing.
8. A method, comprising operations of:
receiving data of a user at a certification device of a certifying entity; wherein the data includes a plurality of fields;
receiving a plurality of registration tx-IDs of the registration of the data, wherein each of the plurality of registration tx-IDs is generated from a blockchain in response to receiving and storing a signed hash value of a corresponding field of the data for registration, the signed hash value being signed using a private key of the user, wherein the hash value of the corresponding field is generated using a registration hash algorithm;
generating a plurality of salts, each salt being unique;
hashing each of the plurality of fields of the data combined with a corresponding salt using a certification hash algorithm to create a plurality of generated hashed fields, wherein each field has a corresponding generated hashed field;
signing each of the plurality of generated hashed fields using a private key of the certifying entity to create a plurality of signed certifications of the plurality of fields;
transmitting the plurality of signed certifications to a blockchain;
receiving a plurality of certification tx-IDs of the plurality of signed certifications;
retrieving the plurality of generated hashed fields stored in the blockchain using the plurality of registration tx-IDs; and
positively verifying that a corresponding generated hash value and a corresponding retrieved signed hash value is identical.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of fields is a corresponding key/value pair.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data comprises personal data that identifies the user.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
scanning an identification card to obtain the personal data.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of salts is generated using a random number generator, wherein each salt is a randomly generated number.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
protecting a first salt of a first field for controlled dissemination, the first field associated with a first registration tx-ID and a first certification tx-ID;
receiving a request for a first salt of a first field in association with a second certifying entity certifying the data;
receiving a first compensation in exchange for the first salt; and
delivering the first salt to a device of the second certifying entity.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving a first compensation further comprises:
receiving a cryptocurrency token in exchange for the first salt.
15. A computer system comprising:
a processor; and
memory coupled to the processor and having stored therein instructions that, if executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to execute a method for certification comprising:
receiving data of a user at a certification device of a certifying entity;
receiving a registration tx-ID of the data, wherein the registration tx-ID is generated from a blockchain in response to receiving and storing a signed hash value of the data for registration, the signed hash value being signed using a private key of the user, wherein the hash value of the data is generated using a registration hash algorithm;
hashing the data using a certification hash algorithm to create a generated hashed data;
generating a salt that is unique;
signing the generated hashed data combined with the salt using a private key of the certifying entity to create a signed certification of the data;
transmitting the signed certification of the data and a public key of the certifying entity to a blockchain for storing;
receiving a certification tx-ID of the signed certification of the data;
retrieving the signed hash value of the data stored in the blockchain using the registration tx-ID; and
positively verifying that the generated hash value and the retrieved signed hash value is identical.
16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein in the method the data comprises personal data that identifies the user.
17. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the receiving data in the method further comprises:
capturing the personal data using a digital camera, or a scanner, or a smartphone, or a keyboard, or a touchscreen, or voice recognition, or handwriting recognition, or a combination of two or more thereof.