{"id":5001,"date":"2025-10-26T21:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hederav2stg.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=5001"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:32:33","slug":"earthid","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/hedera.com\/case-study\/earthid\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustworthy decentralized identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to provide a trusted form of global identity it must be built on a decentralized system. Personal data requires meeting global regulations like GDPR and digital identity needs to be trusted without a risk of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EarthID uses Hedera as the trust layer for its self-sovereign identity platform, leveraging the network\u2019s controlled mutability, finality, and security to meet global digital identity standards. Hedera helps EarthID to issue decentralized identifiers, anchor verifiable credentials, and maintain secure audit trails without putting sensitive data on-chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group quote-card-csarc has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-727cd18ac43ca9966629e49a33f8d091 is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f676c171 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:40px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized headshot\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/hedera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shiv-aggarwal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-497\" style=\"width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shiv-aggarwal.png 732w, https:\/\/hedera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shiv-aggarwal-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized quote-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hedera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icon-quote-mark.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" style=\"width:41px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group quote-text has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-322d264c82760a5d7f219886a8e20239 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"h4\">Hedera not only provides an enterprise grade platform, which is crucial to achieving our vision of a digital identity for everyone, but also brings a visionary governance model supported by leading organisations. We are very excited to be a part of this innovative ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"body-surname\">Shiv Agarwal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"body-company\">Founder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hedera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/earthid.svg\" alt=\"Earth ID\" class=\"wp-image-5351\" style=\"width:auto;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frictionless, secure, and trustworthy decentralized identity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EarthID is a universal self-sovereign identity platform that provides user-owned identity, enabling borderless access to global services through cryptography and distributed ledger technology. The platform ensures users own and control who can access their identity data, while also enabling organizations with verification capabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also provide a digital ID wallet that aggregates user identity and vital information across industries, compliant with global data regulations like GDPR. The platform also offers a proprietary identity scoring mechanism called Trust Score, which reflects the strength of a user\u2019s identity, adding an additional layer of verification for organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Hedera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hedera\u2019s controlled mutability, guaranteed finality, and strong security provide the GDPR-compliant foundation required for modern digital identity. Developers can define which files or contracts remain immutable, while users can grant or revoke access in seconds. This infrastructure enables rapid scaling across industries, lowers identity management costs, and reduces fraud through decentralized, verifiable data handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9426,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"content-type":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5001","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EarthID | Hedera<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"EarthID is an identity management platform, which aims to provide a secure, consolidated identity built on the Hedera network.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hedera.com\/case-study\/earthid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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