USING MULTIPLE DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS TO CONTROL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

摘要

A first digital identification document is transmitted from an identification authority to a mobile device of an identified individual. This first digital identification document is digitally signed and includes a set of attributes about the identified individual. In the same manner, a second digital identification document is also transmitted to the identified individual's mobile device. The second digital identification document is also digitally signed but includes a different set of attributes about the identified individual. The identified individual is then confronted by a series of challengers, wherein each challenger requires a different amount of information about the identified individual. Based on the identity of each challenger, the identified individual selects an appropriate identification document and transmits it to the applicable challenger's device. The challenger is then able to confirm both the information he needs about the identified individual and the validity of the identification document that he receives.

主权项

1. A computer program product for managing digital identification documents, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by at least one computer to cause the at least one computer to:
transmit a plurality of digital identification documents to a computer of an identified individual, each digital identification document of the plurality of digital identification documents including a differing set of attributes about the identified individual and a digital signature; receive a selected digital identification document of the plurality of digital identification documents from a first mobile device of the identified individual; and analyze the digital signature of the selected digital identification document, whereby the validity of the selected digital identification document is confirmed.