In traditional crypto applications, your identity is your wallet address. It's a public identifier that anyone can track. ShadowPay replaces this with Zero-Knowledge Login Credentials.
What It Is
ShadowPay replaces wallet-address-based identity with zero-knowledge (ZK) login credentials. Users authenticate and authorize actions by proving possession of valid cryptographic credentials rather than signing transactions from a public address.
How It Works
- Verification: Users complete identity verification off-chain (KYC or equivalent).
- Issuance: A cryptographic credential is issued.
- Authentication: The credential is used to generate ZK proofs during login and payments.
- Privacy: No wallet address is ever exposed publicly.
Why It Matters
This shift fundamentally changes the user experience:
- No Address Tracking: Eliminates address-based surveillance.
- No Wallet Fingerprinting: Prevents behavior analysis based on history.
- Wallet-less UX: Enables modern, email/device/biometric-style login flows.
- Secure Recovery: Allows account recovery without exposing funds or keys.
The Technical Leap
We are utilizing advanced ZK circuits compatible with modern proving systems (zk-SNARK/STARK). This ensures that while the user proves they "own" the credentials, the network learns nothing about who the user is, only that they are authorized to act.
