The provision of authentication or identity verification services in a secure and privacy-enhancing manner, namely, providing user credentials, identity or account information that has been issued or confirmed by a trusted authentication or identity provider about a particular user requesting service or access to a recipient service provider through an in-person, call-centre, online or mobile channel, providing confirmation by a trusted provider that a particular user requesting service or access to a recipient service provider through an in-person, call centre, online or mobile channel is validly subscribed to another existing service or is the valid holder of a particular account, identity document or mobile device, all without compromising the user credentials, identity or account information and without disclosing the identity of the trusted provider to the recipient service provider, the identity of the recipient service provider to the trusted provider, and all while ensuring that the identity of the user is not known to the provider or operator of the underlying authentication or identity verification services

Identification verification services, namely, providing authentication or verification of personal information in a secure and privacy-enhancing manner by providing to a recipient service provider user credentials, verified identity or account information that has been issued or confirmed by a trusted provider, all without compromising the user credentials, identity or account information and without disclosing the identity of the trusted provider to the recipient service provider, or the identity of the recipient service provider to the trusted provider, and all while ensuring that the identity of the user is not known to the provider or operator of the underlying authentication or identity verification services