Refactoring the Web

The web is broken, forcing users to cede control of their data. Learn how Web5 refactors it with a new decentralized identity layer.

#1about 3 minutes

The vulnerability of centralized digital identity

A user's story illustrates how losing access to a single email account can lock you out of your entire digital life, highlighting the need for data ownership.

#2about 1 minute

Introducing Web5 as a decentralized web platform

Web5 is a decentralized platform that combines the convenience of Web2 with the user-control ethos of Web3, built on open standards.

#3about 4 minutes

Understanding decentralized identifiers (DIDs)

Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) are user-owned, globally unique identifiers, anchored on a blockchain or the web, that are not controlled by any central authority.

#4about 2 minutes

How verifiable credentials enable trustless interactions

Verifiable credentials are a W3C standard that allows users to prove claims about themselves, like income or identity, without revealing unnecessary personal data.

#5about 5 minutes

Decoupling data from apps with decentralized web nodes

Decentralized web nodes (DWNs) are personal data stores that allow users to control their data and take it with them across different applications that understand the same schemas.

#6about 2 minutes