5arz vs Humanity Protocol
Looking for a Humanity Protocol alternative? They answer different questions — here’s which you need.
Humanity Protocol verifies a unique human with palm biometrics. 5arz proves a verified person did a specific thing.
An identity credential says who. A seal proves the act. Some products need both.
How each one works
Side by side
| Feature | 5arz | Humanity Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| The question | Did a verified person do this? | Is this a unique, identified person? |
| Proves a specific action | Yes — bound to the action | Not the focus |
| Enrollment | A one-time ID and liveness check by a partner. 5arz never receives the images | Palm biometrics |
| One account per person | Not by itself — pair it with a uniqueness signal | Yes — uniqueness is its focus (Humanity Protocol) |
| Who can check it | Anyone — public key, any JWT library, offline | Within their system |
Humanity Protocol details are based on publicly available information as of June 2026.
Which one you need
- You need a reusable identity credential for a unique person
- Your users will complete a biometric enrollment
- You need proof a person did something — a task, an approval, a wallet action
- Anyone must be able to check it, offline
- You’d rather not run biometric enrollment
Or use both. Humanity Protocol covers uniqueness. 5arz proves the act and can bind it to a wallet on-chain (Base Sepolia testnet today).
Questions
Is 5arz a Humanity Protocol alternative?
Both verify people but solve different problems. To prove an action, not only identity, or to avoid biometric enrollment, 5arz is the affirmative-proof option.
Does 5arz need a palm or biometric device?
No. A one-time government-ID check plus liveness on a normal phone, run by our verification partner (Stripe Identity or Didit). 5arz never receives your selfie or ID image.
Can they work together?
Yes. Identity systems answer “who” and “unique”. 5arz answers “did this person do this”, and can bind to a wallet on-chain (testnet today).
Does a 5arz seal prove one account per person?
Not by itself. Read the sybil_checked claim in the credential, or pair 5arz with a uniqueness signal.
Sources
Humanity Protocol details are based on publicly available information as of June 2026. Products change, so check current details with Humanity Protocol. The sources below cover the 5arz side.
- 15arz public key5arz-oracle-2 · ES256
- 25arz API referencepohf_jwt · pop_jwt · sd_jwt_vc
- 3Verify a sealCheck one in your browser
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