Identity & Agency

In a centralized application, the concept of “who am I” is coordinated by a single authoritative database. In decentralized applications, by contrast, user “accounts” may not exist, or they might get verified in a variety of ways. The patterns in this category help bring clarity to users dealing with questions of how to best manage their own online identity and credentials as well as those of other people.

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Address

Users are uniquely identified by their handle and a server name.

Host Roulette

Encourage an equal distribution of users per server.

Persistent Identity

Securely move between providers and aliases.