Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for controlling access to regulated, age-restricted, safety-critical, high-liability, and financial devices using privacy-preserving local authorization. In disclosed embodiments, a user device, terminal, embedded controller, or local authorization module verifies that a requesting user satisfies one or more access conditions before enabling operation of a protected physical or digital system. The authorization process may be performed locally or at the edge, without requiring persistent storage of raw biometric data, identity templates, or reusable personal credentials by a relying party. The system outputs a limited authorization result, proof, token, permission state, or access decision indicating that a user has satisfied a required condition, such as presence, liveness, eligibility, age threshold, operator authorization, training status, jurisdictional permission, or transaction-approval authority.
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Baker, Jonathan Stephen, "Privacy-Preserving Local Authorization for Regulated, Safety-Critical, and Financial Systems", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/10038