BlockID

Zero Knowledge Data Checks

Counterparties confirm what they need without disclosing what they don’t. Selective attribute proof, not document handoff.

For institutions that need to verify counterparty attributes without taking on the data-handling burden of holding the underlying records.

The problem

Identity verification, treated as monolithic.

Identity and KYC data is treated as monolithic. A counterparty asks ‘verify this entity’, and what they receive is the full file — identity documents, beneficial ownership chains, risk scores, the lot. The data is then theirs to hold, audit, store and protect.

Two structural problems compound. Over-disclosure — counterparties ask for what's available, not what's required, because the request format gives them no other option. Data accumulation — every counterparty in a chain ends up holding the same underlying records, multiplying breach exposure and audit burden.

Institutions operating under GDPR data minimisation, or under any framework that limits the data a counterparty may hold, feel this most acutely. Over-disclosure is a structural cost of fragmented identity infrastructure, not a privacy-policy problem.

The solution

Yes / no. Nothing else crosses the network.

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BlockID

Selective attribute proof

Counterparties query specific attributes — jurisdiction, accreditation status, sanctions standing, age threshold — and receive yes/no answers. The underlying records do not cross the network.

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BlockID

Auditable verification chain

The proof itself is auditable. The originator and the consumer can confirm what was asked, when, by whom, and what was answered. The data minimisation is provable, not promised.

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BlockID

GDPR-aligned by construction

Data minimisation is not a policy applied after the fact, it is the default behaviour of the verification primitive. Counterparties cannot accumulate data they did not ask for, because the architecture does not deliver it.

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BlockID

Monetisation of Verification Processes

The ability to provide verification of several data sets with use cases identified in Gambling, Telecoms, healthcare and many more.

Architecture in action

Self-contained at the identity trust layer.

Zero Knowledge Data Checks operate entirely within the identity trust layer of the architecture. The verification work happens in BlockID, only the answer crosses the network. No transaction is required, no settlement attaches, no movement obligation applies. The check is a self-contained query against verified state.

Standards

Inherited from BlockID.

Regulatory frameworks
  • FCA
  • MiCA
  • FATF
  • GDPR
  • MAS
Technical and security standards
  • OpenAPI 3.0
  • OAuth2
  • mTLS

Zero Knowledge Data Checks inherit the regulatory and technical standards of BlockID. GDPR data minimisation is not just a framework we operate under — it is the principle the use case is built to satisfy.

Work with us

Verify what matters. Disclose nothing else.

Design partners get early access to the Zero Knowledge Data Checks capability of BlockID, a direct line to the build team, and influence over the attribute schema and proof formats. We ask for genuine integration intent, a structured feedback loop with named compliance and technical counterparts, and a mutual non-disclosure agreement.