IDENTITY VERIFICATION BY COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF GENOMIC DNA

摘要

This invention describes a method for verification of an individual's identity by computational analysis of genomic DNA. The method provides an identity verification that is many orders of magnitude more precise than previous or current methods. Specific embodiments of the invention ensure that an individual's identity data may be maintained and used for identity verification with a high level of security. The invention greatly minimizes the possibility of identity theft and identity theft fraud compared to existing methodology. The embodiments of the invention utilize DNA sequence information from the individual's genome in an identity verification process to determine whether an entity requesting identity verification is said individual. The identity verification process is initiated by submitting a DNA sequence and requesting identity verification as said individual. The authentic genome of the individual for whom identity verification is sought is then interrogated by various computational methods to generate a determined DNA sequence for the genomic positions submitted for identity verification. If there is concordance between the submitted DNA sequence information and the determined DNA sequence, the submitting entity is verified as the individual. If there are difference(s) between the submitted DNA sequence information and the determined DNA sequence, the identity verification is denied.