Nimimerkit
Nimimerkit is a proposed framework for managing cross-platform online identities through persistent, user-controlled nicknames or identifiers. The concept envisions nimimerkit names as stable aliases that a user can carry across forums, social networks, and services, independent of a single platform account. The goal is to help people build and maintain reputation, reduce impersonation, and streamline moderation without requiring real names.
In practice, nimimerkit aims to enable portability of identity data across services. A user would associate
Adoption and governance for nimimerkit are characterized by a lack of a single controlling body. Interoperability
See also: pseudonym, digital identity, verifiable credentials, decentralized identifiers, cross-platform authentication.