The Cardano Foundation has announced the rollout of Veridian, an innovative open-source platform designed to empower individuals and businesses in managing their digital identities. This development, highlighted in a recent Friday release, aims to address the increasing need for secure and reliable identity verification in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Accompanying the Veridian platform is the Veridian Wallet, a secure tool that enables users to safeguard their personal information while allowing them to authenticate their identities online without the usual complications of sharing sensitive data.
The timing for this launch is significant, as the importance of proving one’s identity online has surged, paralleled by growing risks. With sectors including healthcare, banking, shipping, and education heavily reliant on identity verification, current systems often leave sensitive data vulnerable. As smart devices and artificial intelligence become ubiquitous, these vulnerabilities are becoming more challenging to address, as noted by the Foundation.
“From healthcare and financial services to supply chains and academics, identity verification serves as the cornerstone of trust,” stated Thomas A. Mayfield, head of Decentralized Trust and Identity Solutions at the Cardano Foundation, in the release. “Despite this, existing solutions often fail to provide adequate security and credential control, resulting in frequent data breaches. Last year alone, 1.7 billion records were compromised in the United States.”
Veridian fundamentally changes this approach by enabling users to maintain control over their information—eliminating the need to submit that data to a central authority. By utilizing open, shared tools, Veridian ensures secure communication and verification of identities without intermediaries.
Furthermore, users have the option to link Veridian to the Cardano blockchain, enhancing trust and security. The Veridian Wallet seamlessly integrates these features, allowing individuals to manage their digital identities safely and conveniently from their mobile devices.
The wallet application is tailored to serve both individuals and businesses, with customizable options catering to various organizational needs.
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