I'm a Researcher
Verify your identity once. Carry that credential into every research system that needs to know you're real — without handing over your personal data again.
See how it worksVerified once. Trusted everywhere.
One portable identity credential for researchers & scholars — built by researchers, governed by members, and trusted by the institutions that need to know you're real.
I'm an Institution
Confirm a researcher is who they say they are — without collecting or storing their personal information on your systems.
See how verification worksThe research ecosystem has a trust problem.
Fake authorship, credential fraud, and researchers re-proving who they are at every institution they touch. Cividens fixes the redundancy without adding surveillance: verify your identity once, and carry a credential no one has to take on faith again.
How Cividens works
Create your account
Link your ORCID and secure your account with multi-factor authentication. Free, in a few steps.
Verify your identity
A government ID check and a webcam personhood verification. Done once, not every time.
Share your verification
Use your credential to access research tools, funders, and platforms — your personal data stays with you.
Researchers and institutions are already building this with us
"We see this as a practical and important step toward safeguarding research integrity and building trust in research."
"We're excited to work with Cividens to provide certainty about researcher identities while letting researchers keep control of their personal information."
"We're incredibly excited for the potential to break down barriers in secure data sharing and help advance the research enterprise."
Built by and for researchers. Governed by members. Trusted by all.