Civic Integrates with wikiHow to Expand Identity Verification Ecosystem – Coinspeaker

Source: Civic Place/Date: PALO ALTO, Calif. - August 23rd, 2017

Civic Improves wikiHows Security and User Experience by Enabling 150 Million wikiHow Users to Log In without Usernames or Passwords.

Civic, the revolutionary blockchain identity verification technology, today announced the official roll out of its strategic partnership with wikiHow, the worlds leading how-to website. The partnership will help deliver a more streamlined, secure experience for wikiHow users through Civics Secure Identity Platform. As a result, over 150 million monthly wikiHow users will now be able to login securely without using a username and password.

We are pleased to officially welcome wikiHow to Civics Partner Network. This collaboration illustrates our continuing, strong momentum in building our ecosystem for on-demand, secure, and low-cost access to identity verification services, said Civic CEO, Vinny Lingham.

Jack Herrick, CEO of wikiHow, shares his support for the new partnership, saying, wikiHow is partnering with Civic because we believe in their long term goal of decentralizing identity. We hope to live in a future where people, not corporations, control their own personal information. While Civic is still building towards that decentralized vision and has a way to go, as of today Civic ID already offers better security than passwords. So were happy to offer Civic login to provide a better user experience for the 150 million people a month who visit wikiHow.

New wikiHow account creation is simplified by providing verified identity data with the Civic mobile app. Through Civics Secure Identity Platform wikiHow now provides greater assurance in the privacy of data transactions and greater trust in user identity. Civic helps ensure wikiHow accounts are created by the true owner of the identity data, and provides a better user experience, without weak passwords, password reset vulnerabilities, and the hassle of legacy two-factor authentication.

To create a verified ID with Civic, wikiHow users must download the Civic mobile app and complete an Identity Validation Process. The simple, quick process verifies credentials to ensure ownership of the identity and establishes the required level of trust. The data is fully encrypted in the Civic app on users devices, not stored by Civic or wikiHow.

After validation, the user is considered a Civic Member with authenticated identity data and may share this data with other Civic partners. Civic-verified identities help businesses lower identity verification costs and reduce the likelihood and impact of data breaches.

Learn how to get started with Civic at: https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Civic

About Civic

Civic is an identity verification and management service that allows consumers to protect and authorize the use of their identities in real-time. Civic is spearheading the development of an ecosystem that is designed to facilitate on-demand, secure, and low-cost access to identity verification services via the blockchain. Civic recently introduced a Civic token that participants in the ecosystem will use to provide and receive identity verification-related services. The company sold $33 million of its tokens during its token sale event in June.

For more information or to become a Civic business partner, visit https://www.civic.com/

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