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description: Learn about the basics of decentralized identity solutions.
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## Introduction
import { Callout } from 'nextra/components'

Decentralized identity is an essential component of a more democratic, secure, and accessible web.
# Introduction

This guide explains the role of decentralized identity in the Optimism Collective and its key components.


## Identity in the Optimism Collective

Decentralized identity solutions empower individuals to customize their identity according to their preferences, move it seamlessly across services, and regain control of their personal information from centralized platforms. These solutions are designed to enable users to prove specific attributes about themselves in a trustworthy and verifiable way, without compromising their privacy or security.

The Optimism Collective is **[building a better economic engine that fuels positive-sum games](https://www.optimism.io/vision)** and decentralized identity is central to that mission. For example, the two-house governance system of the Optimism Collective is composed of token holders and community members who participate in a one-person-one-vote system based on reputation and community contributions.
The Optimism Collective is [building a better economic engine that fuels positive-sum games](https://www.optimism.io/vision). Decentralized identity is central to that mission. For example, the two-house governance system of the Optimism Collective consists of:

1. Token holders, who vote by delegating their OP tokens to delegates.
2. Community members who participate in a one-person-one-vote system based on reputation and community contributions.

Decentralized identity expands the design space for innovation. It aims to give individuals greater control over their finances and easier participation in the global economy on their own terms.

For more information about identity in the Optimism Collective, see [the governance docs post on the identity stack](https://community.optimism.io/docs/identity/project-and-individual-identity-in-the-collective/).

In addition to democratic governance, decentralized identity expands the design space for innovation and gives individuals greater control over their finances, and enables them to participate in the global economy on their own terms.
## Key Components of Identity

There are three important components to identity within the Optimism Collective:

1. [Individuals](https://community.optimism.io/docs/identity/project-and-individual-identity-in-the-collective/#people-and-projects)
2. [Projects](https://community.optimism.io/docs/identity/project-and-individual-identity-in-the-collective/#people)
3. [Attestations](https://community.optimism.io/docs/identity/attestations-best-practices/)

Individuals and projects are the relevant entities in the Optimism Collective about which statements might be made. Attestations are the way in which these statements are made.

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Decentralized identity not only supports democratic governance but also enhances innovation and individual financial control within the Optimism Collective ecosystem.
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## Next Steps

Attestations serve as a key component in achieving the vision of decentralized identity. For more information, see [Build Decentralized Identity Apps with Attestations](about-attestations).
To learn more about identity in the Optimism Collective:

* Explore the [governance docs on project and individual identity](https://community.optimism.io/docs/identity/project-and-individual-identity-in-the-collective/)
* Read about [attestation best practices](https://community.optimism.io/docs/identity/attestations-best-practices/)
* Understand how [identity contributes to the Optimism vision](https://www.optimism.io/vision)