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Creating a DID

Five steps. No email. Done in 90 seconds.

This page gives you the map. For the real thing, the full onboarding flow at /onboarding/user walks you through it end-to-end.

  1. 01

    Pick a name

    e.g. ada.grid · 12 GRID for 2 years
  2. 02

    Generate keys

    Ed25519 keypair, on this device
  3. 03

    Write down recovery

    12 words on paper · offline
  4. 04

    Hardware key (optional)

    USB-C crypto key · $49
  5. 05

    Done

    Sign packages, receipts, prompts
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Your keys never leave this device

Ed25519 private key material is generated in your browser’s secure context (WebCrypto), stored encrypted at rest. No server ever sees it.

Recovery you can actually execute

12 words written on paper, kept somewhere safe. If you lose your laptop, your phone, and your password manager all at once, you still own your identity.

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