Patent attributes
A system includes an identity authentication system interface operatively coupled to a computerized network for receiving identity information over the computerized network. An identity authentication tool operatively coupled to the identity authentication system interface that receives, from the identity authentication system interface, a request to authenticate an identity; information pertaining to the user; information pertaining to the user; a collected electronic signature representation of a user; and a private information indicator from the user device. The identity authentication tool determines an indication of whether the user information matches user information stored by the identity authentication tool; and the private information indicator from the user device indicates that the user's private information was verified. An indication that the identity was verified or not verified is output by the identity authentication tool.

