Identification algorithm (“ID-CODE”) to replace photos

During the present times of mask wearing to minimize the spread of the dangerous and deadly disease covid19, verifying the identify a passenger by the face has become a challenge. Immigration agents must still use photo-id in passports to confirm the identity of the passport holder, who must remove his or her mask in the presence of the agent sufficiently to verify the identity of the holder. It is obvious that removing the mask within the presence of the agent exposes the agent to covid19 and contracting covid 19 becomes an almost certainty if the agent is exposed to hundreds if not thousands of passengers as part of his duties. Thus, a more secure method of photo-id to identify a passenger is needed that does not expose the agent to covid19 and future deadly pathogens by removing face masks to reveal a face., to wit: the identification algorithm, “ID-CODE” to replace photos, a code expressed on a part of the body that does not need the removal of a mask to be visible. The ID-CODE takes advantage of blockchain technology to uniquely identify a person, not by the appearance of a face which has the disadvantages of hiding under a mask and further disadvantage of changing over time. Using an immutable secure hashing algorithm such as SHA 256, adopted by blockchain technology in combination with a person’s unique physical characteristics, a particular data set can be established for every person, converted to a visible code “ID-CODE” which can be viewed by an immigration agent using present photo- conversion technology, and compared to the same code on a passport. As an example, the code can be permanently tattooed or otherwise impressed on an arm, hand or other areas of the body that does not require removing a face mask. A person exposes their ID- CODE to the agent who uses a scanner to read the hash and then compares the hash printed on the passport. Once the ID-CODE is adopted for passports, the same ID-CODE can be used by other services that require secure identification, such as banks, schools, colleges, work-places, hospitals, courts, police and prisons and replace easily stolen credit and debit card. The ID-CODE will eliminate the present problem of ID theft and save society billions if not trillions of dollars over time due to theft and mistaken identification.