ArConnect Identity Extension

Authenticate users via their ArConnect wallet using a cryptographic challenge-response flow. No passwords, no OAuth, no third-party IdP — the user signs a server-issued nonce with their Arweave private key.

Use wallet-native identity where passwords and OAuth are the wrong fit.

ArConnect authentication makes sense when the user already lives in a wallet workflow and the platform should trust cryptographic control instead of an ordinary login form.

Value

Align identity with on-chain action

The same wallet that authenticates can later sign or authorize user-side publishing flows.

Reduce credential surface area

Teams can support wallet-native entry points without taking on password resets or a custom auth stack.

Strengthen Web3 product coherence

Authentication, upload signing, and contract usage feel like one system instead of stitched-together steps.

For operators

• Use challenge and session flows to authenticate users without exposing API keys to the browser.
• Pair with User-Signed Uploads when the same actor should authorize both login and publication.
• Use session-aware features to keep wallet identity useful beyond a single signature event.

For buyers

• Good fit for member portals, creator tooling, tokenized products, and wallet-first apps.
• Helps products feel native to the permaweb instead of web2 software with a blockchain bolt-on.
• Supports a cleaner story for customers who already trust wallet control as their identity primitive.