Roles
NeutralToken enables privacy-preserving verification across apps, sites, and devices. The ecosystem is made up of four key participants, each with distinct responsibilities and priorities.
🏢Issuers
Who they are:
Any compliant organization or entity that issues identity or age-verification badges using the NeutralToken specification.
Any compliant organization or entity that issues identity or age-verification badges using the NeutralToken specification.
What they care about:
- Offering trusted identity or eligibility services (e.g., age verification, KYC).
- Running their own infrastructure or using hosted solutions for issuing badges.
- Ensuring their badges are recognized by Verifiers globally.
Example: A licensed identity verification company issuing a badge proving "Over 18" status.
🌐Verifiers
Who they are:
Websites, apps, or services that need to provide access to age- or identity-gated content.
Websites, apps, or services that need to provide access to age- or identity-gated content.
What they care about:
- Quickly validating badges offline against trusted issuer keys.
- Supporting a frictionless user experience without exposing private wallet data.
- Staying compliant with regional access requirements.
Example: A video streaming platform restricting access to adult content for underage users.
💳Wallet Providers
Who they are:
Apps that store and manage NeutralTokens on behalf of users.
Apps that store and manage NeutralTokens on behalf of users.
What they care about:
- Helping users track their decentralized badges.
- Presenting badges securely and privately to Verifiers.
- Offering fallback flows (QR codes, copy tokens) when wallet access is unavailable.
Example: A crypto wallet that shows a user's verified "Over 18" badge alongside their tokens.
🛠Commercial Providers
Who they are:
Infrastructure companies or SDK vendors that make it easier for Issuers, Verifiers, or Wallet Providers to implement NeutralToken.
Infrastructure companies or SDK vendors that make it easier for Issuers, Verifiers, or Wallet Providers to implement NeutralToken.
What they care about:
- Offering hosted services, APIs, or SDKs to accelerate adoption.
- Staying aligned with the open specification without holding special privileges.
Example: A startup providing drop-in SDKs for sites to validate NeutralTokens in two lines of code.