Human ID (by human.tech)
  • Introduction
    • Private Credentials
    • The Issue of Regulatory Compliance & Non-Consensual Data Sharing
    • Need Support?
  • For Users
    • FAQs
    • Verifying Identity with Human ID
    • Verifying ePassport
    • Using Human ID with NEAR
    • Getting Refunded
  • For Developers
    • Integrating Human ID
    • Custom Sybil Resistance
    • API Reference
    • Dry Runs
    • Sign Protocol Attestations
    • Verax Attestations
    • Off-Chain Proofs
    • Clean Hands Attestations
  • For Node Operators
    • Run an Observer
  • Architecture
    • Overview
    • Flow of Data
    • Flow of Data: KYC Proof of Personhood
    • Where Data Is(n't) Stored
    • VOLE-based ZK
    • On-Chain Proofs
    • Clean Hands Architecture
  • How it Works
    • Modularity of the Stack
    • Issuer
    • Credentials
    • Hub
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  1. Architecture

Overview

How Holonym works

Actors and actions in Holonym

At a high level, the Holonym system can be understood in terms of the following actors and actions.

Actors

  • User. Someone who receives credentials and prove facts about themselves, often for the purpose of fulfilling requirements set by an organization.

  • Issuer. A party that issues credentials to users. In the process of issuing credentials, an issuer may use 3rd party identity providers to verify users' identities.

  • Consumer. A party that modifies its users' access or actions based on the facts its users have proven about themselves using. For example, an organization may require its users to reside in a certain country in order to vote on certain proposals.

Actions

  1. Issuer issues a credential to a user. In the user flow, this step is called "issuance".

  2. User proves facts about themselves using their credentials. In the user flow, this step is called "proving".

  3. Consumer allows a user to access something or to perform an action, depending on what the user has proven.

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