Network Highlight: Human Network
Human Network has been deployed on Symbiotic to secure its threshold Verifiable Oblivious Pseudorandom Function (tVOPRF) network, enabling anyone to derive cryptographic keys, called Human Keys, from human attributes while maintaining privacy and decentralization. This deployment represents a significant milestone in making self-sovereign digital identity both practical and secure.
Reshaping Digital Identity Through Shared Security
Traditional digital identity systems face a critical weakness: they rely on centralized key management that creates honeypots of sensitive personal data. By implementing a threshold network for key derivation, Human Network enables users to generate cryptographic keys from what they have, know, or are – but this innovative approach requires robust security guarantees to protect against manipulation or exploitation.
Symbiotic's programmable shared security framework provides the economic backbone for Human Network's tVOPRF computations. The protocol's flexible collateral model and customizable slashing conditions ensure that node operators face real financial consequences for any attempts to compromise user privacy or manipulate key derivation.
How Human Network Works
Human Network allows users to derive private keys from human-friendly inputs like passwords, biometrics, or identity documents through their tVOPRF threshold network. This eliminates both the complexity of seed phrases and the risks of centralized custody.
The network's security hinges on proper threshold execution: operators must correctly participate in the key derivation process without learning the underlying personal data. Here's where Symbiotic's security model proves important:
- Collateral is staked through Symbiotic vaults, creating economic alignment with honest behavior
- Customized slashing conditions penalize any attempts to compromise user privacy or tamper with computations
- Multi-asset support enables diverse collateral types while maintaining strong security guarantees
Beyond Basic Identity
Human Network's integration demonstrates how Symbiotic's modular security primitives can support novel cryptographic protocols. By combining threshold cryptography with economically-aligned operators, the network enables:
- Self-sovereign identity proofs that remain private by default
- Programmable privacy through smart contract conditions
- Scalable key recovery without trusted custodians
This deployment shows how shared security can transform complex cryptographic systems into practical, user-friendly applications. Rather than choosing between security and usability, Human Network leverages Symbiotic to deliver both.
Ready to Deploy
Human Network is now live on Symbiotic mainnet, with their threshold network securing Human Key derivation through restaked collateral. Developers can start building applications that leverage these human-friendly keys, while users can begin generating and recovering their keys through Human Network's interface.
Their launch marks another step toward bringing advanced cryptographic primitives into mainstream use through proper economic security. By making human key infrastructure both accessible and secure, Human Network exemplifies how Symbiotic's flexible framework can support novel decentralized protocols.
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