Decentralized Identity is one of the most valuable features of blockchain technology. In an era where data breaches are a major concern and you cannot trust any company or government agency to store your personal information, technology is essential to bring control back.
This is where Civic Secure Identity comes in. The Civic platform combines decentralized identification, cryptocurrency, financial, social, medical and other forms of data in one place to give you more control over the personal data that you share.
Here's how Civic works and how to create a Civic decentralized identity.
What is a Civic Secure Identity?
Civic Secure Identity is a DApp built on the Ethereum blockchain that allows you to create secure decentralized identities. The idea is that a Civic user can create a single identity that allows them to interact with all kinds of sites, services, businesses and organizations without constantly creating a new username, password or otherwise.
How to create
First things first: download and install the Civic Secure Identity app. Civic Secure Identity is available for Android and iOS. I am using Android version for this tutorial.
Download: Civic Secure Identity for Android | iOS (both are free)
You must create a secure password for the app. It will then ask if you have a Civic QR to scan. If you do, you can scan it now to import your identity. If not, proceed without scanning.
Next, you will create an account using your regular email address and phone number.
That's all; You have just created your first Civic Secure Identity. It's incredibly simple. Now you can go ahead and use Civic's decentralized authentication to access some websites without creating a username, password, or otherwise.
Verify your Civic Secure Identity with a WikiHow Account
You now have a decentralized identity. You can use it to log into any site using the Civic platform. One of the biggest sites for implementing Civic is WikiHow, a site that aims to show you how to do just about anything.
Go to home page WikiHow and then Sign In > Civic . A QR code will appear.
Open the Civic Secure Identity app on your smartphone. Click the green icon in the bottom left corner of the Civic app and scan the QR code with the scanner. The activation process will take a minute. When it finishes, your WikiHow account is ready to go.
Using Civic Secure Identity for KYC
Know Your Customer (KYC) is an important anti-fraud process used by many cryptocurrency exchanges and business chains. KYC protects both users and businesses from fraudulent activities. However, before the advent of decentralized identity, you will have to enter your credentials with each new exchange or service that you want to use.
(To be clear, KYC is not just a username and password, it uses official documents such as a passport or driver's license to authenticate.)
The Civic Secure Identity App can manage your KYC documents, allowing you to pre-check KYC. The Civic KYC service extends the functionality of the Civic Secure Identity application. In the process of creating Civic's decentralized identities, you will also add any identity documents using your smartphone's scanner.
Civic verifies your identity documents at the site Identity.com which he also owns. Identity.com uses trusted verifiers to verify your identity. Verifiers receive CVC tokens (Civic Ecosystem Cryptocurrency) in exchange for maintaining them securely, and your identity documents remain verified until you revoke them. You can use the same validation and the same identity documents to perform KYC checks across multiple services, exchanges, and more, without having to download and validate multiple times.
You can use the KYC verification service in Brave browser. Or if you create a creator account on the Pinterest blockchain, Makersplace and others.
Is Civic Secure Identity the same as Facebook login?
Not really. Civic Secure Identity will provide the same ubiquitous login as Facebook or other social accounts. But you don't need to put your data at risk, as in the Facebook and Google login history.
One of the most important things to note regarding Civic Secure Identity is that it provides real example of using blockchain technologythat ordinary people can use without complicated setup. You download the app, insert your credentials and that's it; You are in control of your personality.
Decentralized identity is the future
Civic is not the only company pushing the decentralized identity market. We recently looked at how to create a decentralized identity using uPort, another decentralized identity management application. Other decentralized identity projects include Sovrin's Indy Project (which is part of the Hyperledger project) and Microsoft's Ion, which is built on the Bitcoin blockchain.
For me, the decentralized identity space is one of the most exciting and important areas of blockchain development. Internet users are constantly choosing between convenience and privacy. The compromise is rarely equal. Why? Because your personal data is valuable to many... Please note that this does not prevent the platform from using your data as soon as you register and start using the service.