Abstract: A system for collecting, storing, authenticating, and managing personal information, such as identity data, skill data, qualification data, certification data, for individuals and/or organizations. The system surely collects identity, skill, qualification, and certification data and enables the generation of a personal identification credential that can be used to securely authenticate the identity of an individual and, thereafter, retrieve skill, qualification, certification data, and/or other personal information for the individual. The system also enables an individual with an issued personal identification credential via third party verification to securely update personal information, such as skills, qualifications, and certifications data for storage in a secure cloud database system.

Abstract: A protective enclosure having two hingedly connected sections. One section being a resealable pocket, in which a data card is stored. The other section being a flap which is hingedly attached along one of its edges to the pocket, thereby allowing the flap to swing out from the pocket. The flap has two surfaces on which eye-readable and machine-readable information may be stored. A photograph may also be found on a surface of the flap. The data card stored in the pocket may contain data related to the information found on the flap. This data may be digitally written on the data card by a laser. An alternative embodiment of the enclosure provides two pockets hingedly connected together.