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Abstract

Methods and devices for providing credentials to third parties are described. In one aspect, a method provided by a credential management gateway is described. The credential management gateway is coupled with a wireless network servicing a plurality of mobile communication devices. The method includes: receiving, from a credential requesting device, a personal credential information query, the query indicating unique identification information and type information indicating particulars of the query; and in response to receiving the personal credential information query: i) sending, to a credential management application of the mobile communication device that is associated with the unique identification information, a personal credential information request, the credential management application being configured to respond to the personal credential information request based on personal credential information stored in a secure area of a memory module associated with the mobile communication device and based on release authorization instructions; ii) receiving, from the mobile communication device, a response to the request; and iii) sending a response to the personal credential information query to the credential requesting device based on the response received from the mobile communication device, the response sent to the credential requesting device indicating whether a user associated with the mobile communication device is associated with a credential specified by the type information.

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