In a world where data privacy and security are increasingly under threat, zCloak Network emerges as a pioneering solution. It offers a real-world identity (RWI) infrastructure for Web3 designed with a privacy-first approach. Leveraging the power of zero-knowledge proof—a cryptographic principle that allows one party to prove to another that a statement is true, without conveying any additional information—zCloak Network ensures user data sovereignty. By shifting the storage and computation of data from centralized servers to user devices, zCloak Network is revolutionizing the way we interact with the digital world.
Innovative Solutions by zCloak Network
zkID Card Center
The zkID Card Center is a premier credential issuance platform operating on the W3C standard DID (Decentralized Identifier) and VC (Verifiable Credential). It facilitates organizations in issuing and managing digital credentials in line with global standards. These credentials find utility in diverse Web3 scenarios, from memberships to DeFi KYC (Know Your Customer). The platform not only streamlines identity management for organizations but also empowers individuals to harness their personal data while safeguarding their privacy.
The zkID Card Center ensures that digital credentials are issued securely and can be verified across various platforms and services. This standardization and interoperability are crucial for the widespread adoption of digital identities in Web3, enhancing both security and user experience.
STARK-Based zkVM
The STARK-Based zkVM (Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine) is integrated within both browser extensions and mobile wallets, representing the pinnacle of cryptographic tools. It is meticulously crafted to let users employ their real-world identity in the digital domain while ensuring an uncompromised privacy shield. The advanced cryptographic underpinnings of the STARK-Based zkVM guarantee users a secure interaction experience across different use cases.
By integrating such robust cryptographic tools directly into user interfaces, zCloak Network makes advanced privacy features accessible to everyday users. This integration supports a wide range of applications, from secure communications to private transactions, without sacrificing user experience or security.
ValidID
ValidID is an innovative system that anchors the real-world identity of an organization to its DID, effectively creating a CA (Certificate Authority) and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) for Web3. This decentralized version of traditional identity verification systems is achieved through decentralized multi-party attestations, providing a robust and secure identity verification system.
With a unique naming and scoring system, ValidID indicates the level of genuineness of an organization's identity, offering an additional layer of trust and transparency in the digital realm. This system is crucial for establishing trust in decentralized environments, where traditional verification methods may not be applicable.
Legit ID: Your Omni-Chain KYC Solution
Welcome to Legit ID, the future of identity verification in the blockchain space. Legit ID is designed to streamline the KYC process for users and businesses alike, offering a one-time verification system recognized universally across all blockchains and decentralized applications (Dapps).
Why Legit ID?
Legit ID is not just another KYC solution; it’s a revolutionary approach to identity verification that leverages the power of blockchain technology to offer unprecedented convenience and security. Here’s why Legit ID stands out in the digital identity space:
- Omni-Chain Recognition: Legit ID is recognized across all blockchains, providing a unified KYC solution.
- Instant AML Warnings: The system provides real-time Anti-Money Laundering (AML) warnings, enhancing security.
- Cost-Efficiency: By reducing the need for repeated verifications, Legit ID lowers costs for both users and businesses.
- Customizable Verification Levels: Users can choose different levels of verification based on their needs.
- Data Privacy and User Control: Users maintain control over their data, ensuring privacy and sovereignty.
Legit ID redefines the KYC landscape by offering a seamless, secure, and cost-effective identity verification solution that empowers users and businesses to navigate the blockchain world with confidence and ease.
zkID Wallet: Achieving Self-Sovereignty over Personal Data
The zkID Wallet, developed by zCloak Network, is designed to help users achieve self-sovereignty over their personal data. Users can store any Verifiable Credential that adheres to the Credential Format Standard in the zkID Wallet and access these credentials through common APIs. Moreover, users can intuitively monitor how their data is being used, thereby preventing loss and leakage of information.
Understanding Digital Wallets
A digital wallet is a tool, either an app or a device, that empowers individuals or organizations to manage their digital identities and credentials. It secures user communications with other entities and provides control over how their verifiable credentials are shared.
zkID Wallet is a privacy-centric wallet that enables users to manage their Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) securely. It provides users with full control over their data, ensuring data sovereignty.
Managing DIDs with zkID Wallet
zkID Wallet securely manages users' DID Accounts, referred to as 'accounts'. Accounts can only be created using a mnemonic phrase, but can be restored using the mnemonic phrase and a DID-Keys File, which is automatically generated when an account is created.
Users can own multiple accounts and use each account's keys to sign and create reliable communication channels with others through 'Message Encryption and Decryption'. The DID-Keys File contains several keys, each with different functions and generated under different signature schemes.
zkID Card
The zkID Card is an innovative digital identity tool that empowers organizations to issue and manage W3C-standard credentials while protecting individual data ownership and privacy. This platform not only streamlines the credential management process for businesses and institutions but also places the power of personal data back into the hands of individuals, ensuring they have full control over their information in a wide range of digital interactions.
Valid ID: Ensuring Organizational Trust and Transparency
Valid ID is an innovative identity platform developed by zCloak Network. It is designed to link your entity identity to a W3C DID in a manner that is both cryptographic and legally binding. This platform is powered by identity attestation from multiple parties, ensuring a robust and reliable identity verification process.
The entity profile on Valid ID is controlled by your private key, providing you with complete control over your identity. Additionally, you can add more keys and roles under your entity profile, creating a tree of trust for your project or organization. This system enhances the security and transparency of organizational identities in the digital world.
What is SBT?
Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) are digital identity tokens representing the unique traits, features, and achievements that comprise a person or entity. Issued by "Souls," which correspond to blockchain accounts or wallets, these tokens are non-transferable.
The concept of Soulbound Tokens (SBT) was proposed in May 2022 by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, lawyer Puja Ohlhaver, and E. Glen Weyl, an economist and social technologist. They unveiled their ideas in a whitepaper titled “Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul," elucidating the foundation of a fully-decentralized society (DeSoc) governed by its users. SBTs could serve as everyday credentials, representing a person's identity using blockchain technology. They can encompass a range of information, including medical records and work history. The wallets that hold or issue these records are known as “Souls.”
SBTs aim to expand the NFT concept beyond mere financial or status symbols. They create a unique, non-transferable token representing a person or entity's reputation. Unlike NFTs, which symbolize assets and property, SBTs hold no monetary value and cannot be traded once issued to a wallet.
What is zk-SBT?
zk-SBT, or Zero-Knowledge Soulbound Token, serves to verify that a user's identity meets certain requirements without exposing their private information.
At zCloak Network, user identity data is protected with W3C verifiable credentials, incorporating a built-in merkle tree data structure for functions such as selective disclosure and ZKP computation. These credentials are private by default, stored in the user's device for data sovereignty, and can be issued/attested by a trusted organization without tokens or gas fees. They only require an ECDSA signature, making them quick and easy for everyday use.
When it's necessary to utilize personal identity data for on-chain applications, such as validating age for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) or social platforms, it's vital to transfer this data securely to the blockchain without compromising personal privacy. This scenario provides an optimal use case for Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs).
A consistent pattern can be observed in such instances: private data, once attested, undergoes computation through a zkProgram on a Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine (zkVM), which then allows for the disclosure of the computational result instead of the raw data itself.
From the perspective of a verifier, the authenticity of two elements needs to be established: the data itself and the accuracy of the computation. The authenticity of the data can be confirmed through the signature of your verifiable credential, while the computation's accuracy is validated by the ZKP.
A zk-SBT is generated following the successful verification of both the ZKP and the attester's signature. Therefore, rather than providing detailed personal information such as "Jack, from Australia, age 23," a zk-SBT can be minted that simply validates you as an adult from Oceania. By altering the zkProgram, you can create proofs of various attributes about yourself with relative ease.
Conclusion
zCloak Network is at the forefront of data privacy and security in the Web3 space. By leveraging zero-knowledge proof technology and offering innovative solutions like zkID Card Center, STARK-Based zkVM, ValidID, and Legit ID, zCloak Network ensures that
