Another hackathon. Even more winners!
The winning team at Know2018 integrated the uPort ecentralized identity platform and Digi.me identity import/export tool to create an Open Source IOS Application to more easily verify a decentralized identity.
How It Works
uPort is data agnostic. Easily save a range of attestation information.
Digi.me is able to import/export identity information across a variety of applications. Wrangling information from a wide range of applications: Facebook, Financial Institutions, Twitter, Government, Fitbit and more…
The DigiPort IOS Application utilizes uPort’s decentralized identity platform and Digi.me centralized account import/export features to save potential KYC (know your customer) information using uPort’s attestations system.
Using simple hashing techniques the DigiPort IOS application can easily verify identity information (name, email, address, etc…) across multiple centralized services. Once the data is confirmed (exact matches) across multiple applications that information is saved as an attestation within the uPort application.
The verifiable attestation can now be shared with decentralized applications.
Simple. Decentralized. Trustworthy.
Migrating trust, reputation and authority from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 systems.
What’s the benefit of using uPort and Digi.me together?
Add trust, reputation and legitimacy to a decentralized identity.
By comparing information from multiple accounts controlled by the decentralized identity it’s possible to add varying degrees of authenticity to the decentralized identity on the Ethereum blockchain.
Looking Into The Future — Decentralized KYC
By utilizing simple hashing techniques it’s possible to link trust and reputation established on Web 2.0 legacy systems and transfer that to new decentralized applications in the Web 3.0 environment that support self-sovereign identity.
uPort is excited for the Open Source DigiPort IOS application, because it illustrates the value of easily sharing information across applications — benefiting both users and businesses with increased personal privacy and cryptographically verifiable claims and lower overhead costs.
If you want to check out the code visit the Open Source Github Repo to review the forked uPort Demo, which now also includes IOS Native code to integrate uPort.me and Digi.me
A Big Congratulations — Go team, go!
uPort likes to stay humble. Still lots to do… but we’re also really proud when developers use uPort’s decentralized identity platform to win hackathons.
Don’t get us wrong! It’s great to see the uPort name in an unexpected places. But it’s even more rewarding and fulfilling to know people are actively thinking and building about decentralized identity solutions.
uPort can’t do it all… We need your help.
A Growing Community
uPort is focused on developers.
We’re nothing without a strong ecosystem of developers actively building decentralized identity solutions.
We’re building a community channel to support developers and partners.
uPort recently launched a Community Channel to help developers and developer connect, ask questions and get help from the uPort team directly.
If you’re stuck or something isn’t working let us know.
uPort will help you get the problem solved.
Join the web integrations or blockchain development rooms to get help directly from our mobile, infrastructure and decentralized teams.
