US Patent 11949689 Unified authentication system for decentralized identity platforms

A unified authentication system for decentralized identity platforms is disclosed. In various embodiments, a request comprising one or more identity claims and a digital address is received. The digital address is used to verify, via a verification node associated with a digital address provider, the one or more identity claims. Access to a service is provided, in response to the request, based at least in part on a response from the verification node indicating the one or more identity claims have been verified. The verification node is configured to obtain consent, in real time, from a user with which the digital address is associated, prior to providing said response indicating the one or more identity claims have been verified.