Digital Guardianship

A real digital identity for every child, controlled by parents, not companies.

Children have no robust digital identity today. Veridian changes that by giving every child a cryptographically verified digital ID, linked to their parent's SEDI credential and accepted across schools, platforms, games, and any service that needs to know who they are talking to.

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The Gap

Children are invisible online, and that is a problem.

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No verified identity for minors

Children currently have no form of robust digital identity. Schools, apps, and online platforms cannot verify who a child is or whether a parent has genuinely consented to anything.

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Consent is a broken fiction

Consent today means someone with the parent's email clicked a link. That is not a verified identity. It is not enforceable. And it offers no audit trail if something goes wrong.

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No parental control that actually works

Parents have no cryptographic, enforceable connection to their child's digital presence. Permissions are set at account creation and rarely revisited.

How It Works

One verified link. Complete parental oversight.

Digital Guardianship is a cryptographic link between a parent's SEDI credential and their child's digital ID. The state endorses SEDI credentials to parents. Veridian creates the infrastructure that connects those credentials to a child's identity, enabling verified, auditable guardianship anywhere that identity matters — at school, on social platforms, in games, and beyond.

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Verified parental consent

Not a clicked link. An actual SEDI credential holder with a legal guardianship relationship.

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Every consent request is cryptographically verified

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Standing, emergency, and delegated consents are all supported

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Every action leaves a complete and auditable trail

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Secure school-to-parent communication

Every message from a school reaches a verified parent. Every message from a parent is confirmed authentic.

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No spoofing or impersonation

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No uncertainty about who received what

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Delivery is confirmed end-to-end

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Verified identity across every platform

The child's digital ID works beyond the classroom. Any platform that needs to verify who a child is, confirm their age, or check parental consent can do so with a single credential.

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Social media platforms can verify age at signup, not just ask for it

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Gaming platforms can enforce age ratings and spending limits with confidence

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Any service serving minors can rely on a real, parent-backed identity

The Child's Credential

The first real digital identity a child has ever held.

A verified digital ID, endorsed through the Family Portal, provides every child with a portable, parent-backed identity that works wherever they go online.

Where It Works

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Verified enrollment, attendance, and communication with staff

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Social media

Cryptographic proof of age at account creation, no self-declaration

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Online gaming

Age-appropriate access, spending controls, and platform compliance

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E-commerce

Age verification for purchases and access to age-restricted data

What It Proves

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Age

Cryptographic proof of age

Cryptographic proof of age for any platform that requires it

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Identity

Verified, parent-linked identity

A verified, parent-linked identity that cannot be faked or shared

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Consent Status

Parental authorization

Real-time access controls for online messaging, content, and platforms

The Guardianship Chain

From state credential to any platform, in a single verified chain.

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State of Utah

Endorses a SEDI credential to the parent.

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Parent

Holds the SEDI credential. The digital guardianship link is established here.

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Child

Receives a digital ID linked to the parent's credential, usable across schools, platforms, and services.

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School, Platform, or Service

Verifies the child's identity and consent status without storing any personal data.

Every event in this chain — credential creation, key rotation, delegation, and revocation — is witnessed and recorded, providing an immutable and auditable proof of every guardianship action.

Who It Is For

Built for everyone responsible for a child online.

School Districts

Start for free. Accept SEDI credentials and meet mandate requirements from day one.

Start with full credential management and messaging as your program matures.

What's included

  • No cost to get started
  • Upgrade to full credential management and messaging as your program matures
  • SEDI credentials make compliance reporting straightforward
Parents

Hold your child's digital identity in your hands, verified by the state and controlled by you.

Complete control over your child's digital identity, from a single app on your device.

What's included

  • Approve consents directly from your device
  • Receive verified messages from your child's school
  • Delegate authority to another guardian when needed
  • Revoke or update access at any time
Children and Teens

Carry a real digital ID that works wherever you need it.

One verified identity that works across every service, no new accounts or handling personal data.

What's included

  • Access age-appropriate games, platforms, and services without sharing personal data
  • Prove school affiliation for student discounts and access
  • Use the same credential across every service, no new accounts
  • Travels with you as you move through school and into adulthood
Get Started

Ready to bring Digital Guardianship to your district?

An 85,000-student Utah school district has already expressed interest in SEDI directly to the state. Veridian is the infrastructure that makes it real, for your district, your parents, and your students.