IP Library Granted Patent US 11,310,231
Granted Patent B2
US 11,310,231 · App. 16/557,161 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Systems and methods for secure online credential authentication

Inventor: Blake Hall (Washington, DC)
Assignee: ID.me, Inc.
H04L63/0876G06F21/33H04L63/126H04L63/06
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Patent No.
US 11,310,231
App. No.
16/557,161
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are disclosed includes for secure online credential authentication. One method includes receiving, over an electronic network, identification information from an identity provider; accessing, from a database, previously stored hashed identification information stored in association with a previous identity provider; comparing the identification information to previously stored hashed identification information; and storing the identification information in association with the identity provider that provided the identification information in the database when the hashed identification information does not match previously stored hashed identification information.

Claims (69)

1. A computer-implemented method for secure online credential authentication, the method including:

receiving, at a server, first identification information from a first identity provider, wherein the first identification information includes at least a first portion of the first identification information;

based on receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider, hashing, by the server, the at least first portion of the first identification information by a hashing function to produce a first hashed portion of the first identification information;

accessing, by the server from a database, previously stored hashed identification information stored as a hash in association with a previous identity provider;

comparing, by the server, the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash to the previously stored hashed identification information as a hash; and

storing, by the server, the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash in association with the first identity provider that provided the first identification information in the database when the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash does not match the previously stored hashed identification information as a hash.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, second identification information from a second identity provider;

accessing, by the server from the database, previously stored hashed identification information stored in association with a previous identity provider;

comparing, by the server, the second identification information to previously stored hashed identification information; and

comparing, by the server, the second identity provider that provided the second identification information to previously stored identity provider stored in association with the previously stored hashed identification information when the second identification information matches previously stored hashed identification information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, previously hashed identification information from the first identity provider.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, the second identification information from the second identity provider, wherein the second identification includes at least a first portion of the second identification information;

based on receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider, hashing, by the server, the at least first portion of the second identification information by a hashing function to produce a first hashed portion of the second identification information; and

deleting, by the server, the second identification information receiving from the second identity provider.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, hashed second identification information from the second identity provider.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the server, a positive authentication result when the second identification information matches previously stored hashed identification information, and when the second identity provider matches the previously stored identity provider stored in association with the previously stored hashed identification information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, first identification information from the first identity provider, wherein the first identification information includes at least a first portion of the first identification information and a second portion of the first identification information.

8. A system for secure online credential authentication, the system including:

a data storage device that stores instructions system for secure online credential authentication; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:

receiving, at a server, first identification information from a first identity provider, wherein the first identification information includes at least a first portion of the first identification information;

based on receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider, hashing, by the server, the at least first portion of the first identification information by a hashing function to produce a first hashed portion of the first identification information;

accessing, by the server from a database, previously stored hashed identification information stored as a hash in association with a previous identity provider;

comparing, by the server, the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash to the previously stored hashed identification information as a hash; and

storing, by the server, the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash in association with the first identity provider that provided the first identification information in the database when the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash does not match the previously stored hashed identification information as a hash.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to perform the method including:

receiving, at the server, second identification information from a second identity provider;

accessing, by the server from the database, previously stored hashed identification information stored in association with a previous identity provider;

comparing, by the server, the second identification information to previously stored hashed identification information; and

comparing, by the server, the second identity provider that provided the second identification information to previously stored identity provider stored in association with the previously stored hashed identification information when the second identification information matches previously stored hashed identification information.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, previously hashed identification information from the first identity provider.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, the second identification information from the second identity provider, wherein the second identification includes at least a first portion of the second identification information;

based on receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider, hashing, by the server, the at least first portion of the second identification information by a hashing function to produce a first hashed portion of the second identification information; and

deleting, by the server, the second identification information receiving from the second identity provider.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, hashed second identification information from the second identity provider.

13. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the server, a positive authentication result when the second identification information matches previously stored hashed identification information, and when the second identity provider matches the previously stored identity provider stored in association with the previously stored hashed identification information.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, first identification information from the first identity provider, wherein the first identification information includes at least a first portion of the first identification information and a second portion of the first identification information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for secure online credential authentication, the method including:

receiving, at a server, first identification information from a first identity provider, wherein the first identification information includes at least a first portion of the first identification information;

based on receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider, hashing, by the server, the at least first portion of the first identification information by a hashing function to produce a first hashed portion of the first identification information;

accessing, by the server from a database, previously stored hashed identification information stored as a hash in association with a previous identity provider;

comparing, by the server, the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash to the previously stored hashed identification information as a hash; and

storing, by the server, the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash in association with the first identity provider that provided the first identification information in the database when the first hashed portion of the first identification information as a hash does not match the previously stored hashed identification information as a hash.

16. The computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, second identification information from a second identity provider;

accessing, by the server from the database, previously stored hashed identification information stored in association with a previous identity provider;

comparing, by the server, the second identification information to previously stored hashed identification information; and

comparing, by the server, the second identity provider that provided the second identification information to previously stored identity provider stored in association with the previously stored hashed identification information when the second identification information matches previously stored hashed identification information.

17. The computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, previously hashed identification information from the first identity provider.

18. The computer-readable medium according to claim 16 , wherein receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, the second identification information from the second identity provider, wherein the second identification includes at least a first portion of the second identification information;

based on receiving the second identification information from the second identity provider, hashing, by the server, the at least first portion of the second identification information by a hashing function to produce a first hashed portion of the second identification information; and

deleting, by the server, the second identification information receiving from the second identity provider.

19. The computer-readable medium according to claim 16 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the server, a positive authentication result when the second identification information matches previously stored hashed identification information, and when the second identity provider matches the previously stored identity provider stored in association with the previously stored hashed identification information.

20. The computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein receiving the first identification information from the first identity provider includes:

receiving, at the server, first identification information from the first identity provider, wherein the first identification information includes at least a first portion of the first identification information and a second portion of the first identification information.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 9, 2025
From: ID.ME, INC.
To: ID.ME, LLC
Reel/Frame 071248/0794 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 057435/FRAME 0807 Recorded Jan 22, 2025
From: FORTRESS CREDIT CORP.
To: ID.ME, INC.
Reel/Frame 069988/0023 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 22, 2025
From: ID.ME, INC.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069989/0493 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 7, 2021
From: ID.ME, INC.
To: FORTRESS CREDIT CORP., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057435/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2019
From: HALL, BLAKE
To: ID.ME, INC.
Reel/Frame 050225/0851 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15294434 · Oct 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62241880 · Oct 15, 2015
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