BNS | Building the World ID: Base Naming Service’s implementation of Sign Protocol¶

A core tenet of onchain identity is the ability to build wallet reputation. With blockchain fragmentation, naming services across blockchains tend to create silos for wallet addresses. With the ability to create attestations across various blockchains, there is scope to build a reputation of sorts that could be used as markers by builders to identify persons of interest of offer them incentives to use their platform. Naming services are at the first step in building this richer sense of identity through reputation.

Through Sign Protocol, BNS (Base Naming Service) holders will be able to attest the ownership of their Base Name, and will also be able to view their attestations on Base in one place on Sign.global. The schema employed by BNS here binds a social ID with the Base Name, and can be used as a primary credential for users to attest with.

The Schema¶

{
    "Wallet Address": address,
    "Domain Name": string,
    "Social Account Type": string,
    "Social": string
}