Method for controlling the identity of a user by means of a blockchain
US10817967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6245
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for controlling the identity of a user (U), comprising the following steps implemented by an identity-controlling device (3): The public database is of blockchain type and the confidentiality-protected data generated by the identity-attesting device (1) are associated in the public database (4) with first transaction data indicating that the identity-attesting device (1) has transferred a predetermined amount of electronic currency to a recipient.
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