National identity architecture
Set institutional roles, data boundaries, governance and an achievable operating model across a national ecosystem.
↗Identity architecture · engineering · assurance
Identity systems designed to work across institutions.
UrbanID Global advises governments and regulated organisations on digital identity architecture, mobile credentials, verification and trust services — with engineering support from design through integration.
01Capabilities
From national architecture to deployed services.
Identity programmes depend on clear institutional roles as much as on protocols. We work across strategy, engineering and trust so each part can be governed and operated on its own terms.
Identity tokenisation
Design scoped identifiers, controlled mappings and accountable service exchanges that reduce unnecessary cross-sector linkage.
↗MobileID and credential engineering
Architect issuance, mobile wallets, device binding, verifier services and interoperability against agreed profiles.
↗Digital trust infrastructure
Plan PKI, certificate lifecycle, trust distribution and electronic signature architectures for regulated environments.
↗02How we work
Technical depth, with the operating model in view.
We start by understanding the public service, regulatory context, existing infrastructure and threat model. Recommendations are tied to accountable roles and an implementation path.
01 / Define
Make the system legible
Map the actors, information flows, trust assumptions, decision rights and service boundaries before selecting components.
02 / Specify
Turn intent into profiles
Choose standards and protocol profiles that fit the jurisdiction, credential, verifier and operational environment.
03 / Assure
Verify behaviour, not labels
Use interoperability tests, negative cases and operational evidence to establish whether a design behaves as intended.
Standards and profiles
Interoperability depends on the details.
We work with international standards and jurisdiction-specific profiles across identity, credentials, wallets and digital trust. A reference is not a claim of certification.
See the reference setSIA · OSIA · open standards
Interoperability is built at the interfaces.
UrbanID advises on applying open identity interfaces to existing national systems: mapping components, defining governed API contracts and shaping migration and conformance plans. Tunji Durodola contributes to Secure Identity Alliance working groups on UIN and Tokenisation and EUDI Wallet.
Our standards workSecure Identity Alliance logoOSIA — Open Standards Identity API logo
OSIA: Open Standards Identity APIITU-T X.1281: identity-system interoperability APIsSIA working-group rolesSIDI Hub workstreamOfficial marks identify the Alliance and standard. Their display does not claim OSIA product qualification.
03Perspectives
Notes on building identity infrastructure.
Architecture
Why identity systems need clear separation of roles
Foundational identity, credential issuance, wallet operation and verification have different authorities and trust boundaries.
Interoperability
Standards alone do not create interoperability
Interoperable identity requires agreed profiles, trust governance, test cases and operational responsibilities alongside protocols.
04Published work
Technical writing on identity tokenisation.
Two papers by Tunji Durodola examine the architecture and its relevance to public institutions. The source publication catalogue provides the full texts and citations.
- 01Identity Tokenisation as the Next Evolution of Digital Identity and Data Sharing
Architecture, privacy boundaries and the role of scoped identifiers in identity systems.
- 02Why Identity Tokenisation Matters for Governments and Multilaterals
Policy and programme implications for institutions responsible for foundational identity.
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We can help scope an architecture review, programme assessment or engineering engagement.