Identity for the invisible — self-sovereign, decentralised, and owned by you.
1.1 billion people worldwide have no legal identity.
This locks them out of banking, healthcare, employment, and the digital economy. The problem spans three underserved groups:
- Refugees & stateless people — fleeing conflict with no documents and no legal standing
- Informal & gig workers — skilled professionals with no verifiable record
- Citizens of developing nations — excluded from digital infrastructure entirely
Both sectors share the same wound: no verifiable reputation, no payment security, no visibility.
TrustID is a self-sovereign identity platform where individuals own, control, and selectively share verifiable credentials — stored on decentralised infrastructure, accessible from anywhere, owned by no one but the user.
- ✅ No email. No government ID. No central authority.
- 🔒 Credentials encrypted by Lit Protocol — you control who sees what
- 📦 Stored permanently on Storacha — censorship-resistant and tamper-proof
- 🔑 Wallet-based onboarding — your crypto wallet is your identity anchor
👉 View the interactive prototype
The prototype includes 7 fully clickable screens:
| Screen | Description |
|---|---|
| 01 — Welcome | Landing page with value proposition |
| 02 — Connect Wallet | Onboard with MetaMask, WalletConnect, or Coinbase |
| 03 — Create Profile | One-time setup, no forms |
| 04 — Dashboard | Credential hub with activity feed |
| 05 — Add Credential | Upload, encrypt, and store to Storacha |
| 06 — Share Access | Grant & revoke via Lit Protocol |
| 07 — Verifier View | What a third party sees (selective disclosure) |
User connects wallet
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Uploads credential (PDF / image / document)
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Lit Protocol encrypts the file
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Storacha stores it permanently (content-addressed)
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User grants access to a specific wallet address
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Verifier decrypts only what was shared — nothing more
| Layer | Technology | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | Storacha | Decentralised, permanent credential storage |
| Encryption | Lit Protocol | Threshold cryptography & access control |
| Identity | Web3 Wallet | Entry point — no email or ID required |
| Frontend | HTML / CSS / JS | Interactive prototype |
- 🟢 Storacha — All credential files and records stored on Storacha's decentralised network. Content-addressed, immutable, censorship-resistant.
- 🔵 Lit Protocol — Every credential encrypted with Lit's threshold cryptography. Access conditions tied to wallet address — users grant and revoke access without exposing raw data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| People without legal identity | 1.1 billion |
| Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa lacking formal ID | 470M+ |
| Economic value locked by identity gaps | $380B |
| Central authorities in TrustID | 0 |
Phase 1 — Hackathon MVP (Now)
- Interactive prototype (7 screens)
- Full concept architecture
- Storacha + Lit Protocol integration design
Phase 2 — Beta (Q2–Q3 2026)
- Full dApp development
- On-chain credential attestations
- Community vouching system
- Pilot in 2 target regions
Phase 3 — Scale (2027+)
- W3C Verifiable Credentials standard support
- Multi-chain credential portability
- Integration with humanitarian organisations
- 1M+ users
| Role | Focus |
|---|---|
| Project Manager | Strategy, product vision, community alignment |
| Product Designer | UI/UX, prototype, design system |
| Researcher | Market research, user needs, positioning |
| Marketer | Partnerships, PR, ecosystem outreach |
This project was built for PL_Genesis: Frontiers of Collaboration 2026 — Protocol Labs' global builder hackathon exploring how coordination, governance, and shared intelligence can reshape human collaboration.
- Track: Fresh Code
- Theme: Web3 & Digital Human Rights
- Sponsor bounties: Storacha, Lit Protocol
MIT — open source, open future.
TrustID is built with a single belief: identity is a human right, not a privilege.