Confirming authenticity of a user to a third-party system

1. A telecommunications network server device comprising:

at least one processor;

a network communications port configured for being controlled by the at least one processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to:

receive via the network communications port a request from a third-party electronic device that a user is requesting to be authenticated for a particular transaction with the third-party electronic device;

in response to the request, transmit via the network communications port an electronic transaction code to the third-party electronic device;

receive the electronic transaction code and a digital identifier from a user device associated with the user, the digital identifier being storable in encrypted form in the user device and usable to authenticate the user for transactions with third-party electronic devices that are communicatively separate from each other, the digital identifier being electronically tethered or bound to the user device;

confirm the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier; and

in response to confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier, transmit via the network communications port a confirmation of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic device.

2. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic transaction code is a Quick Response (QR) code that is scannable by the user device.

3. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier comprises:

monitoring an amount of time between transmitting the electronic transaction code to the third-party electronic device and receiving the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier from the user device; and

in response to determining the amount of time is greater than a pre-selected threshold amount of time, transmitting via the network communications port an indication of unsuccessful confirmation of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic device.

4. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage device includes instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to:

transmit via the network communications port an obfuscated version of the digital identifier to the third-party electronic device, the obfuscated version of the digital identifier being usable by the third-party electronic device to authenticate the user based on the digital identifier stored in the user device and being not usable to confirm authenticity of the user with the electronic transaction code.

5. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage device includes instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to:

receive from the user device a command to share personal identification information about the user to the third-party electronic device and one or more types of personal identification information to share to the third-party electronic device; and

transmit via the network communications port the personal identification information about the user as selected from the user device to the third-party electronic device.

6. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage device includes instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to:

receive requests from the third-party electronic devices that are separate from each other, the requests indicating that the user is requesting to be authenticated for transactions with the third-party electronic devices;

transmit a plurality of electronic transaction codes to the third-party electronic devices, the plurality of electronic transaction codes including unique codes such that each unique code corresponds to one transaction;

receive the plurality of electronic transaction codes and the digital identifier from the user device; and

in response to confirming the plurality of electronic transaction codes and the digital identifier, transmit confirmations of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic devices.

7. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic transaction code uniquely identifies the particular transaction between the user and the third-party electronic device.

8. The telecommunications network server device of claim 1 , wherein the request from the third-party electronic device that the user is requesting to be authenticated for the particular transaction with the third-party electronic device is received after an online session is established between the user device associated with the user and the third-party electronic device via the Internet.

9. A method of authenticating a user to a third-party electronic device, the method comprising operations executable by one or more processors, the operations including:

receiving via a network communications port a request from a third-party electronic device that a user is requesting to be authenticated for a particular transaction with the third-party electronic device;

in response to the request, transmitting via the network communications port an electronic transaction code to the third-party electronic device;

receiving the electronic transaction code and a digital identifier from a user device associated with the user, the digital identifier being storable in encrypted form in the user device and usable to authenticate the user for transactions with third-party electronic devices that are communicatively separate from each other, the digital identifier being electronically tethered or bound to the user device;

confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier; and

in response to confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier, transmitting via the network communications port a confirmation of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier comprises:

monitoring an amount of time between transmitting the electronic transaction code to the third-party electronic device and receiving the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier from the user device; and

in response to determining the amount of time is greater than a pre-selected threshold amount of time, transmitting via the network communications port an indication of unsuccessful confirmation of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic device.

11. The method of claim 9 , the operations further including:

transmitting via the network communications port an obfuscated version of the digital identifier to the third-party electronic device, the obfuscated version of the digital identifier being usable by the third-party electronic device to authenticate the user based on the digital identifier stored in the user device and being not usable to confirm authenticity of the user with the electronic transaction code.

12. The method of claim 9 , the operations further including:

receiving from the user device a command to share personal identification information about the user to the third-party electronic device and one or more types of personal identification information to share to the third-party electronic device; and

transmitting via the network communications port the personal identification information about the user as selected from the user device to the third-party electronic device.

13. The method of claim 9 , the operations further including:

receiving requests from the third-party electronic devices that are separate from each other, the requests indicating that the user is requesting to be authenticated for transactions with the third-party electronic devices;

transmitting a plurality of electronic transaction codes to the third-party electronic devices, the plurality of electronic transaction codes including unique codes such that each unique code corresponds to one transaction;

receiving the plurality of electronic transaction codes and the digital identifier from the user device; and

in response to confirming the plurality of electronic transaction codes and the digital identifier, transmitting, confirmations of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic devices.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the electronic transaction code uniquely identifies the particular transaction between the user and the third-party electronic device.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the request from the third-party electronic device that the user is requesting to be authenticated for the particular transaction with the third-party electronic device is received after an online session is established between the user device associated with the user and the third-party electronic device via the Internet.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program code for authenticating a user to a third-party electronic device, the program code comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations including:

receiving via a network communications port a request from a third-party electronic device that a user is requesting to be authenticated for a particular transaction with the third-party electronic device;

in response to the request, transmitting via the network communication port an electronic transaction code to the third-party electronic device;

receiving the electronic transaction code and a digital identifier from a user device associated with the user, the digital identifier being storable in encrypted form in the user device and usable to authenticate the user for transactions with third-party electronic devices that are communicatively separate from each other, the digital identifier being electronically tethered or bound to the user device;

confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier; and

in response to confirming the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier, transmitting via the network communication port a confirmation of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the electronic transaction code is a Quick Response (QR) code scannable by the user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further including:

monitoring an amount of time between transmitting the electronic transaction code to the third-party electronic device and receiving the electronic transaction code and the digital identifier from the user device; and

in response to determining the amount of time is greater than a pre-selected threshold amount of time, transmitting via the network communications port an indication of unsuccessful confirmation of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further including:

transmitting via the network communications port an obfuscated version of the digital identifier to the third-party electronic device, the obfuscated version of the digital identifier being usable by the third-party electronic device to authenticate the user based on the digital identifier stored in the user device and being not usable to confirm authenticity of the user with the electronic transaction code.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further including:

receiving from the user device a command to share personal identification information about the user with the third-party electronic device and one or more types of the personal identification information to share with the third-party electronic device; and

transmitting via the network communications port the personal identification information about the user as selected from the user device to the third-party electronic device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further including:

receiving requests from the third-party electronic devices that are separate from each other, the requests indicating that the user is requesting to be authenticated for transactions with the third-party electronic devices;

transmitting a plurality of electronic transaction codes to the third-party electronic devices, the plurality of electronic transaction codes including unique codes such that each unique code corresponds to one transaction;

receiving the plurality of electronic transaction codes and the digital identifier from the user device; and

in response to confirming the plurality of electronic transaction codes and the digital identifier, transmitting confirmations of authenticity of the user to the third-party electronic devices.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the electronic transaction code uniquely identifies the particular transaction between the user and the third-party electronic device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the request from the third-party electronic device that the user is requesting to be authenticated for the particular transaction with the third-party electronic device is received after an online session is established between the user device associated with the user and the third-party electronic device via the Internet.