Identity and Trustworthiness Verification Using Online and Offline Components

摘要

Methods and systems for verifying the identity and trustworthiness of a user of an online system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving online and offline identity information for a user and comparing them to a user profile information provided by the user. Furthermore, the user's online activity in a third party online system and the user's offline activity are received. Based on the online activity and the offline activity a trustworthiness score may be calculated.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by the computer, information about the identity of a user of an online system; receiving information about the identity of the user from one or more third party online systems; comparing the received information about the identity of the user and the information about the identity of the user received from the one or more third party online systems; responsive to the received information about the identity of the user of the online system and the information received from the third party online system being different, rejecting the received information about the identity of the user; receiving offline information about the identity of the user; comparing the received information about the identity of the user of the online system and the offline information about the identity of the user; and responsive to the received information about the identity of the user and the offline information about the identity of the user being different, rejecting the received information about the identity of the user.