SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRICALLY BINDING VERIFIABLE CREDENTIALS TO IDENTITY

1 . A method for providing access to a restricted resource via use of biometrically verifiable credentials, the method comprising:

creating, at a holder device, a blockchain wallet, the blockchain wallet being stored in a blockchain module, the blockchain module managing a blockchain;

creating, at the holder device, a holder user profile, the holder user profile being stored in the blockchain wallet;

receiving, at an issuer device, identification of a user;

verifying, at the issuer device, the identification;

generating, at the issuer device, a biometric template, the biometric template being based on at least one biometric factor, the biometric factor being associated with the user; and

sending, at the issuer device, the biometric template to the blockchain wallet.

2 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

requesting, at the holder device, verifiable credentials to be issued from the issuer

device; generating, based on the biometric template, verifiable credentials, the verifiable

credentials being generated if a first match exists between the biometric template and the user of the holder device;

creating, at the issuer device, verifiable credentials; and

sending, at the issuer device, verifiable credentials to the blockchain wallet.

3 . The method of claim 2 , the method further comprising:

requesting, at the holder device, access to the restricted resource;

prompting, at the holder device, the user to provide the biometric factor;

determining, at the holder device, a second match exists between the biometric template and the biometric factor; and

providing, at the restricted resource, access to the restricted resource, the access being provided to the holder device based on the second match existing.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the biometric template is based on the group consisting of: face, iris, skin color, fingerprint, palm, scars, markings, hair color, height, weight, behavior, and voice.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the issuer device is selected from the group consisting of: a kiosk, a computer having a camera, and a smartphone.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the holder device is selected from the group consisting of: a smartphone and a computer.

7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the restricted resource is selected from the group consisting of: a bank account, an email account, a file system, and a travel ticket.

8 . A plurality of instructions stored in a memory and configured to cause a computer to execute the method of claim 1 .

9 . A computing device configured to execute the steps of the method of claim 1 .