What is a uPort identity?

In this article I will attempt to cover what you need to know about uPort identities as a developer.

TLDR; At its most basic level, a uPort identity is an Ethereum address. So if all you need when interacting with an end user is their Ethereum address, this is provided by uPort…

First official registration of a Zug citizen on Ethereum

On November 15, 2017, the first digital Zug…

uPort AppManager: Create an identity for your app and begin building trust with users

Today we are opening initial testing for uPort AppManager. We will continue improving performance, documentation, and features over the coming weeks. Register your app today, and let…

Adventures in “Decentralized” Push Notifications

TLDR: It is impossible to create truly decentralized push notifications on iOS. Our 1st attempt mostly worked using a minimum of trusted third parties operating securely together through the principles of Separation of Control. We had issues due…

Making the uPort Smart Contracts Smarter

TLDR; uPort, in its quest to create a universal, user-friendly, self-sovereign identity…

Private Data on Public Networks

TLDR; Only public keys are going to be stored on IPFS, no other user data.

Introduction

We Have Migrated From Ropsten to Rinkeby

This is a quick update to let you know that the uPort team is switching test networks from Ropsten to Rinkeby. By and large this won’t affect you, other than that new uPort identities will be created on Rinkeby, including app identities on AppManager. Below…

Introducing Push Notifications for uPort

Many developers told us that they wanted a better way to interact with their end users, so we added push notifications to the uPort platform. App developers can now send requests and signed credentials directly to a user’s uPort mobile app.
 
To receive your…