Demos Verify: Prove Ownership of Your Web2 Identities

**Authenticate your linked accounts with cryptographic proof**

Demos Verify launches today as the first step toward a comprehensive digital identity solution spanning the entire Omniweb. While our broader vision encompasses four quadrants of digital identity with granular selective disclosure, Verify begins where it matters most: establishing verifiable connections between your existing Web2 identities.

The Problem: Impersonation Is Everywhere

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Sarah received a Telegram message from "ProjectFounder" offering early access to a new token sale. The profile picture matched, the bio looked right, and the username was close enough. She sent 2 ETH to the provided address. Only later did she discover the real founder's Twitter account—and realized she'd been talking to an impersonator who simply copied their profile.

**If Sarah had been able to cross-reference the Telegram account with a verified Twitter identity, she would have instantly known she was talking to a fake.**

This happens every day across crypto. Someone claims to be a project lead on Discord, a developer on Telegram, or a community manager on Twitter—and without a way to verify these identities connect to the same person, users fall victim to increasingly sophisticated impersonation attacks.

What Verify Does

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Verify lets you cryptographically prove ownership of your linked Web2 accounts through Cross-Context Identities (CCI). Connect your Twitter, Discord, Telegram, GitHub and other platforms to your Demos Identity. When you need to prove ownership, sign a message in your wallet, and generate a shareable verification link.

Anyone can check which accounts someone has linked to their Demos Identity. If the Telegram user claiming to be the founder hasn't linked their Twitter account—or their linked Twitter is different from the official one—you know immediately you're dealing with an impersonator.

How It Prevents Phishing

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Let's replay Sarah's scenario with Verify. She receives a Telegram message from "ProjectFounder" and requests their Demos Verify link. She sees their linked accounts: Twitter (@realfounder), Discord (Founder#1234), Github ([github.com](mailto:founder@project.com)/founder). The Telegram account messaging her (@projectf0under) **isn't listed**. Sarah immediately knows this is an impersonator and blocks them.

The impersonator can copy profile pictures, mimic usernames, and clone bios—but they can't fake the cryptographic proof that links accounts to a Demos Identity.

Use Cases Today

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**Stop Impersonation** - Check linked identities before trusting messages or sending funds. If accounts aren't connected, you're likely dealing with a fake.

**Developer Verification** - Link your GitHub to prove your development contributions.

**Protect Your Community** - Link all official team accounts so your community can always verify they're talking to the real you.

The Broader Vision: Four Quadrants of Identity

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Verify is the foundation of a complete identity system spanning four dimensions:

**Social Identity (Web2)** - Where Verify starts today. Your established presence on traditional platforms—the accounts you're linking and verifying right now.

**Blockchain Identity (Web3)** - Your on-chain presence across wallets, transactions, token holdings, and smart contract interactions.

**Credential Identity** - Verified attributes like educational credentials, professional certifications, KYC and organizational memberships.

**Behavioral Identity** - Your patterns of interaction, governance participation, community contributions, and reputation scores across platforms.

The Next Frontier: Selective Disclosure

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Today, verifying an identity means sharing that you own specific accounts. The next evolution brings **selective disclosure**—proving attributes without revealing underlying data.

Imagine proving "I'm a verified team member" without exposing which projects you've worked on, or "I hold governance tokens" without revealing your wallet balance. Selective disclosure through zero-knowledge proofs will let you verify what matters while keeping everything else private, creating a complete, privacy-preserving identity layer for the Omniweb.

Why Start With Web2?

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Most people's digital lives still center on Web2 platforms—and that's where most impersonation happens. By starting here, Verify immediately solves real problems while laying the foundation for your unified digital identity across all four quadrants.

Getting Started

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Create your Demos Identity at identity.demos.sh, then link your Web2 accounts through the identity platform. Access Verify at verify.demos.sh to generate cryptographic proofs, share verification links in your profiles, and check others' linked identities before trusting important messages.