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identity_anchor.md

Purpose

Define the core identity anchor that all systems trust as the root of “who this person is,” across:

• Gaming
• Nonprofit
• Financial pipelines
• GitHub / dev ecosystem
• Public identity

The identity anchor is not a single credential (phone, email, password).
It is a composite, cryptographic, behavior‑aware identity root that cannot be trivially lost or stolen.

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Core principles

• Person, not credential: Identity is tied to the human, not any single device or factor.
• Composite, not singular: Many signals combine into one anchor.
• Recoverable, not fragile: No single loss (phone, email, password) destroys identity.
• Cryptographically bound: Anchor is represented by signed, verifiable tokens.
• Behavior‑aware: Long‑term behavior is part of the identity signal.
• Zero‑lockout: Anchor is designed to support recovery, not permanent loss.

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Anchor components

The identity anchor is built from multiple classes of signals:

1. Static references (not stored in raw form)

   • Government ID references (driver’s license, SSN, etc.) — referenced only, not stored in cleartext
   • Legal name
   • Date of birth (optional, minimized)

2. Digital identifiers

   • Primary emails (current + historical)
   • Primary phone numbers (current + historical)
   • Usernames / handles (gaming, GitHub, etc.)
   • Domains / websites under control

3. Device & environment

   • Trusted device IDs
   • OS / platform fingerprints
   • Typical IP ranges / geos (coarse, privacy‑respecting)
   • Network patterns (home, work, usual locations)

4. Behavioral profile

   • Typing rhythm
   • Navigation patterns
   • Session timing
   • Game behavior patterns
   • Transaction patterns

5. Cryptographic layer

   • Long‑term identity keypair(s)
   • Signed identity tokens
   • Signed “identity manifest” (public)

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Identity anchor token

The Identity Anchor Token (IAT) is the cryptographic representation of the anchor.

Properties

• Signed by the platform’s identity root key.
• Bound to:
  • actor_id
  • device trust state
  • behavior confidence
  • risk posture
• Short‑lived for sessions, long‑lived for anchor references (with rotation).

Example (conceptual fields)

• anchor_id (UUID)
• actor_id
• issued_at
• expires_at
• device_id
• behaviorconfidencescore
• risk_level
• signature

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Anchor lifecycle

1. Initialization

• User passes strong onboarding checks:
  • multi‑factor verification
  • device binding
  • behavior baseline start
• System creates:
  • anchor_id
  • initial identity anchor token
  • initial trusted device list

2. Stabilization

• Over time, behavior models mature.
• Trusted devices are confirmed.
• Recovery methods are added:
  • identity vault
  • offline codes
  • additional factors

3. Rotation

• Anchor tokens are rotated periodically.
• Long‑term keys can be rotated with:
  • strong re‑verification
  • multi‑path confirmation
• Old tokens are invalidated but logged.

4. Recovery

If user loses:

• phone
• email
• password

Recovery uses:

• behavior match
• trusted devices (remaining)
• identity vault
• offline codes
• optional human‑assisted review (for extreme cases)

The anchor_id remains the same; tokens and factors are rebuilt around it.

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Trust model

Internal systems

All internal services (gaming, nonprofit, financial, GitHub protection, public identity) trust:

• anchor_id as the canonical identity root.
• Identity Anchor Token as proof of:
  • continuity
  • behavior match
  • device trust
  • risk posture

External verification

Public‑facing identity can be proven via:

• Signed identity manifest (JSON) hosted on:
  • official domain
  • official GitHub repo
• Optional verification endpoints that:
  • confirm anchor_id ↔ public handle mappings
  • expose non‑sensitive proof of authenticity

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Relationship to zero‑lockout

The identity anchor is the center of the zero‑lockout design:

• Multiple factors orbit the anchor.
• Loss of any one factor does not destroy the anchor.
• Recovery always aims to re‑bind the user to the same anchor_id, not create a new identity.

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Security considerations

• Never store raw government IDs where not strictly necessary.
• Minimize PII; prefer references and hashes.
• Protect long‑term keys with:
  • HSMs or equivalent
  • strict access control
  • audit logging
• Treat behavior models as sensitive data.
• Ensure anchor operations are fully logged and auditable.

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Summary

The identity anchor is:

• a composite identity root, not a single credential
• cryptographically represented via anchor tokens
• behavior‑aware, device‑aware, and risk‑aware
• designed for zero‑lockout and high assurance across all of your systems.
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