A method and system is provided by a Central-Entity, for identification
and authorization of users over a communication network such as Internet.
Central-Entity centralizes users personal and financial information in a
secure environment in order to prevent the distribution of user's
information in e-commerce. This information is then used to create
digital identity for the users. The digital identity of each user is
dynamic, non predictable and time dependable, because it is a combination
of user name and a dynamic, non predictable and time dependable secure
code that will be provided to the user for his identification.The user
will provide his digital identity to an External-Entity such as merchant
or service provider. The External-Entity is dependent on Central-Entity
to identify the user based on the digital identity given by the user. The
External-Entity forwards user's digital identity to the Central-Entity
for identification and authentication of the user and the transaction.The
identification and authentication system provided by the Central-Entity,
determines whether the user is an authorized user by checking whether the
digital identity provided by the user to the External-Entity, corresponds
to the digital identity being held for the user by the authentication
system. If they correspond, then the authentication system identifies the
user as an authorized user, and sends an approval identification and
authorization message to the External-Entity, otherwise the
authentication system will not identify the user as an authorized user
and sends a denial identification and authorization message to the
External-Entity.