Identity Registrar

The Identity Registrar (IR) is a central component of the KIRA network, designed to bolster the integrity and authenticity of user accounts. It addresses the critical challenge of "Sybil attacks", where a single entity poses as multiple users. Through the IR, KIRA emphasizes the significance of genuine, unique user representation, ensuring a more democratic and fair governance structure.

At its core, the IR provides a mechanism for users to authenticate assertions about themselves, such as ownership of a website or an online handle. Unlike traditional centralized verification systems, the IR operates on mutual verification principles within the community. Users within the KIRA network can endorse the validity of claims made by others by giving their attestation, fostering an environment of collective trust. The framework of the IR is akin to a digital dictionary, allowing users to define key-value pairs relevant to their identity. For instance, associating a key website with the value example.com serves as proof of ownership of said website. Importantly, any alteration to these authenticated records necessitates re-verification, preserving the integrity of claims.

The essence of IR transcends mere claim verification. Addressing concerns of true sovereignty, IR refines the concept of social attestations. Instead of uniformly weighing attestations, the focus pivots to the trustworthiness of the attestor from an individual or application's perspective. This subjectivity highlights that in the vast sea of approvals, the ones deemed trustworthy to the user or a specific application are the ones that truly matter. It recognizes that while multiple individuals may appear non-sovereign from a network's viewpoint, in reality, their distinct identities hold weight. The IR thus fosters a nuanced, relative view of identity that adapts across applications and purposes, emphasizing the notion that when it comes to digital identity, objective truths are often overshadowed by the diverse perspectives they cater to.

The process of verifying an identity record involves a few steps:

It is important to note that verification requests must include a tip, which cannot be less than the min_identity_approval_tip network property (default: 2x the transaction cost of the approval/rejection transaction). This tip is meant to incentivize other accounts to verify identity records, or at least provide them with a refund of the transaction cost. Tips are paid regardless of whether the records are rejected or approved, ensuring that approvers are honest and trusted, rather than motivated solely by financial gain. The network governance can also choose to distrust any account at any time through a proposal process, marking them as potentially malicious and referencing the evidence.

KIRA offers a range of dedicated identity keys designed to make interactions with the network more user-friendly. These keys store various user-related information that can be interpreted by wallets, explorers, visualizers, and other front-end applications. Notably, KIRA allows for the creation of any custom key within the Identity Registrar, but it reserves certain key names like username and moniker by default. These reserved keys have special significance, affecting the visibility of nodes or accounts across different applications. What's more, the governance of the KIRA network can enforce these key-value pairs to remain globally unique, which is managed by modifying the unique_identity_keys network property. As a result, users can send assets not just to a KIRA address, but also by simply providing a unique username or moniker. Once these unique keys are created, they cannot be deleted, ensuring a more streamlined and user-friendly experience."

A consensus node can create one or more of the following keys in the Identity Registrar to increase its public recognition and trust

Users can create one or several of the following keys in the Identity Registrar in order to make their account easier to identify and recognize by other users.

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