Abstract: A system for access control includes an interface to receive an access request from a first user application for permission to access a first digital identity wallet application and a processor to: determine whether to grant access for the first user application to the first digital identity wallet application, wherein access is granted for the first user application to the first digital identity wallet application in response to the first user application belonging to a first circle of trust and the first digital identity wallet application belonging to the first circle of trust; and in response to determining to grant access for the first user application to the first digital identity wallet application, provide an access granting indication.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes (i) automatically defining a first Circle of Trust (CoT) by a first CoT administrator, in a CoT database, (ii) automatically receiving, at a digital identity management (DIM) server, a first digital identity wallet (DIW) application request from a first DIW application provider server, (iii) automatically adding the first DIW application to the CoT database if the first CoT administrator approves the first DIW application request, (iv) automatically receiving, at the DIM server, a relying party application request from the at least one relying party application associated with the relying party and (v) automatically adding, the at least one relying party application to the CoT database, if the first CoT administrator approves the relying party application request.