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An open by design identity verification system built by and for researchers

VeriMe provides researchers a secure digital identity that enables verified access without exposing personal data.  

  • VeriMe is a global digital identity and personhood verification service for researchers.

  • VeriMe can be directly integrated into existing systems for access to research data and resources, increasing integrity and trust in digital scholarship and research.

  • VeriMe eliminates the need for research systems, universities, and governments to collect and store sensitive personal information (PII) while also providing assurance that system access is limited to identity-verified users.

  • Researchers manage the sharing of their verified digital identity, can earn vouchers for their research service activity, and as cooperative Members may take a role in VeriMe governance. 

VeriMe
Services

  • Account icon

    Create your Account

    In a few steps, create your VeriMe account

  • ORCID Icon

    Connect to ORCID™

    Connect your VeriMe account to your ORCID iD using a secure authenticated pathway

  • Verification icon

    Verify your Identity

    Use our privacy-protecting protocol to verify your identity

  • Key Icon

    Control Your Data

    Choose what information to share with each research service in a privacy-conscientious manner

Our
Commitment to Open Science

  • Who We Serve

    VeriMe is an important open science tool that enables researcher mobility and broad participation. Our primary stakeholders are researchers.

  • Our Governance

    VeriMe is organized as a cooperative governed by its members and community stakeholders. Members can access proof-of-personhood verification services, manage account sharing settings, all while maintaining PII privacy.

  • Our Business Model

    We are an open research infrastructure supported by our Members and parties that integrate our API into research workflows. As a cooperative our earnings are redistributed to our Members and reinvested in our platform.

  • Our Technology

    We leverage proven and open source technology as VeriMe's foundation, and in kind, make our work available under an Apache 2.0 license.

Ready to HELP Build?

  • Are you a researcher who is excited to see VeriMe launch? Let us know!

  • Are you an organization interested in partnering with us on workflow integrations? We invite you to participate in our Partner Program!

  • Are you a funder with resources to help bring VeriMe to the MVP stage? We’d love to hear from you!

  • Are you interested in joining the team? Get in touch!

Support for VeriMe

  • "VeriMe is working on a problem that needs fixing."

    Martijn Roelandse, Park56

  • “This kind of identity service will be really valuable for researcher-serving platforms aiming for decentralization and cooperative governance“

    - Ronen Tamari, Cosmik

  • "We see this as a practical and important step towards safeguarding research integrity and research security, and building people's trust in research

    Dr. Daniel Hook, CEO, Digital Science

  • “Dryad supports researchers to publish their datasets with minimal effort and a high degree of quality. We are excited to work with VeriMe to further enhance that experience, providing certainty about researcher identities while reducing effort and allowing researchers to retain control over personal information."

    Ryan Scherle, Head of Platform Development, Dryad

  • “Identity verification is essential to establishing trust in the research data ecosystem, particularly when sensitive data are involved. Today, this remains a perennial headache for researchers and data administrators alike, with inconsistencies across identity providers and no robust solution for the common case of researchers moving between institutions. At Redivis, we’re incredibly excited for the potential of VeriMe to break down barriers in secure data sharing and help us collectively advance the research enterprise.”

    Ian Mathews, Co-Founder and CEO, Redivis

  • “Publishers are increasingly recognising the need for author verification to ensure a trustworthy scholarly record. With recent cases of fake authorship, it’s essential that researchers can protect their identities and reputations. We’re excited to partner with VeriMe to enable author verification seamlessly within publisher and researcher workflows.”

    Elliot Lumb, Co-Founder, Signals