Cento is a decentralized digital identity and reputation protocol designed for the Web3 era. It allows individuals and organizations to verify who they are, what they’ve done, and what they stand for—without relying on centralized authorities.
With Cento, your digital identity is portable, provable, and owned entirely by you. In a world increasingly dominated by AI and algorithms, Cento ensures your reputation is both verifiable and human.n the digital world, trust is broken. We rely on usernames, likes, ratings, or centralized platforms to tell us who’s credible—but those signals are easy to fake, manipulate, or lose. That’s Trust 1.0—a fragile system built on platforms, not people.
Trust 2.0 is what Cento is building: a new kind of trust that’s verifiable, portable, and owned by individuals. Instead of relying on followers, reviews, or private databases, Cento lets people prove who they are and what they’ve done—across communities, apps, and ecosystems.
Whether you're applying for a job, joining a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization), borrowing crypto, or just meeting someone new online, Cento helps you build a reputation that actually means something—based on real actions, not just opinions.
Cento uses a combination of decentralized identifiers (DIDs), verifiable credentials (VCs), and blockchain anchoring. You can think of it like a digital passport—except instead of being issued by a single government, your credentials can come from multiple trusted sources (like employers, Decentralized Autonomous Organization, Universities, etc.).
You choose which credentials to share, when, and with whom. Each credential is cryptographically signed and verifiable without revealing your entire identity.Most digital ID platforms are built around surveillance, data harvesting, or government-backed systems. Cento flips that model: it’s user-owned, privacy-first, and composable across ecosystems.
Unlike siloed ID systems, Cento enables multiple identities—that works across social platforms, financial tools, collaborative communities, and AI-driven systems. You can use it to build trust in decentralized environments where anonymity and credibility must coexist.Anyone. Cento is built to be inclusive—from everyday users to developers, Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAOs), freelancers, creators, educators, and enterprise partners. Whether you're issuing credentials or using them to prove skills, contributions, or trustworthiness, Cento provides the tools to do it securely and transparently.
Yes. One of Cento’s core features is reputation portability. You can collect verifiable credentials from projects, communities, or employers and use them as living proof of your experience—like badges or attestations that travel with you online.
This is especially powerful for remote workers, open-source contributors, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) members who need to prove their impact without a traditional resume.Yes! Cento is perfect for learners who want to show off their progress without paperwork. Let’s say you finish an online course—your school or platform can issue you a verified digital badge through Cento.
You can then share that badge with employers or on your profiles. They can instantly check that it’s real—without needing emails, PDFs, or screenshots.Not at all. While Cento uses Web3 infrastructure under the hood, it's being designed with a focus on simplicity and real-world use. The goal is to make privacy-respecting identity and reputation accessible to everyone, not just developers or crypto natives.
Think of it like using email or cloud storage—you don’t need to know how it works, just that it’s secure, open, and puts you in control.Organizations can use Cento to issue credentials, verify contributors, and build trust within decentralized ecosystems. For example, a university can issue diplomas, a DAO can verify contributor status, or a company can issue employment attestations.
Integration can happen via APIs or SDKs, and Cento is committed to open standards for maximum interoperability.
In Web3, it can be hard to know who you’re dealing with—especially when people use anonymous wallets. Cento helps solve this by making it possible to build trustworthy, on-chain reputations without revealing private identity details.
Let’s say someone wants to borrow money or crypto from a community lending pool. With Cento, they can share a reputation profile that includes things like:
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Proof they’ve paid back previous loans
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Credentials from Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) or platforms where they’ve contributed responsibly
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Endorsements from other trusted users
Even if you don’t know the borrower personally, you can see a verifiable record of how they’ve acted in the past—kind of like a decentralized credit history. This makes it easier to lend with confidence, even in an open and anonymous ecosystem.
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Imagine a smart barrier that checks a car’s digital ID before opening. If the vehicle has the right credentials—like a permit or resident access—it passes.
Cento makes this possible by giving cars, people, and infrastructure verifiable identities, creating safer, faster, and more secure cities.Yes! Cento isn't just for people—it works for devices and AI too. A smart device or bot can have its own digital identity and collect verifiable credentials based on its actions.
For example, an AI agent that consistently completes tasks or a sensor that logs accurate data can build trust over time—just like a person.Definitely. Cento lets reputation grow from real interactions, not just reviews.
If you follow rules on a platform, complete tasks, or use a service well, that feedback can be stored as credentials—building trust without anyone needing to rate you manually.