LiquidAuth: the revolution of digital security starts with Algorand and Pera Wallet

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, credential management represents one of the most delicate and crucial challenges.

Today, the Algorand Foundation and Pera Wallet announce a groundbreaking development: the launch of LiquidAuth, the world’s first decentralized passkey manager.

This innovation promises to redefine the concept of secure login, eliminating the reliance on centralized authentication apps and offering users complete control over their digital identity.

LiquidAuth: what it is and how it works

LiquidAuth emerges as a response to the growing demands for privacy and autonomy from web users. Based on the Algorand blockchain, this new standard allows users to store and manage their passkeys directly within the Pera wallet.

In practice, users can securely access any website using their Pera Wallet, without needing to resort to email and password combinations or rely on logins through external providers like Apple or Google.

The technology behind LiquidAuth was introduced in 2024 and is based on the innovative Liquid Auth standard, which enables simple and secure access to Web2 sites through Web3 tools.

This represents a radical shift that places the user at the center of their digital ecosystem, ensuring privacy, control, and autonomy.

The Era of Data Sovereignty

According to Marc Vanlerberghe, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of the Algorand Foundation, LiquidAuth marks the end of reliance on large centralized platforms for managing online access.

“With Liquid Auth, anyone—from privacy-conscious users to casual web surfers—can manage their passkeys in a completely self-custodial manner,” says Vanlerberghe.

“There is no longer a need to rely on Apple, Facebook, or other intermediaries for online logins, nor to use centralized password managers to ensure digital security. The risk of deplatforming gives way to data sovereignty.”

The Algorand Foundation promotes LiquidAuth as a new standard for decentralized security, inviting other platforms to adopt this solution to offer users the same level of security and convenience.

Currently, the service is available for Pera Wallet users, but the LiquidAuth technology has been developed as open-source and can be integrated by any crypto wallet on any blockchain.

Security and Control in the Hands of the User

One of the most revolutionary aspects of LiquidAuth is the ability to maintain full control over one’s credentials.

As Will Beaumont, Head of Engineering at Pera Wallet, emphasizes, “Liquid Auth offers individuals total control over their most sensitive data, ensuring that passkeys remain private, easy to use, and stored locally, protected by the user’s private keys.”

The implementation of LiquidAuth in Pera Wallet makes it simple and secure to maintain ownership of one’s credentials, and the hope is that other wallets will follow suit to build an online ecosystem where sovereign identity, privacy, and security are the norm.

This is just the first phase of a broader implementation of LiquidAuth. The standard, in fact, also enables decentralized connectivity between wallets and dApps, replacing centralized solutions and paving the way for a more open and secure web.

A Decentralized Alternative to Traditional Password Managers

LiquidAuth positions itself as a secure and decentralized alternative to centralized password managers like Google Chrome or Apple iCloud Keychain.

It offers the same password management functionalities, but without ever putting the crypto funds held in the Pera wallet at risk. Additionally, it is not necessary to hold assets in the wallet to use the passkey feature, making the service accessible to everyone.

The use of LiquidAuth is completely free and available on both Android and iOS. More information on the LiquidAuth standard and adoption methods is available on the website liquidauth.com.

To use passkeys in Pera Wallet, simply download the application at perawallet.app/download.

Algorand: a blockchain at the service of innovation

The emergence of LiquidAuth fits perfectly into Algorand’s mission, which since 2019 has aimed to foster a world where information maintains integrity and innovative ideas can scale.

Algorand (ALGO) is today a vibrant ecosystem involving developers, entrepreneurs, and corporate partners. The blockchain is distinguished by institutional certainty, low fees, and instant transaction finality, features that attract millions of users and developers.

Algorand supports the creation of protocols and companies that tackle global issues: from tamper-proof on-chain certification, to instant payments in war and disaster zones, to sovereign identity for the unbanked and supply chain traceability.

Asset tokenization is just one of the areas where Algorand is establishing itself as a leading platform.

Towards a Future of Secure and Decentralized Digital Identity

With the launch of LiquidAuth, Algorand and Pera Wallet lay the groundwork for a new standard in digital security and identity management.

The user regains control over their credentials, no longer having to rely on centralized providers or risk losing access due to deplatforming.

The opening of LiquidAuth technology to the entire blockchain ecosystem, thanks to the open-source approach, suggests a future where privacy, security, and digital sovereignty will finally be accessible to everyone.

A decisive step towards a freer, safer, and truly decentralized web.