# Wallet Verification Guide

This guide helps you understand how to evaluate the trustworthiness of wallets that have blockchain attestations, particularly those issued by Zipwire. When someone presents a wallet with attestations, this guide shows you how to assess whether that wallet is legitimate and trustworthy.

## What is Wallet Verification?

Wallet verification is the process of evaluating whether a wallet with blockchain attestations is trustworthy and legitimate. This is particularly important when dealing with:

* **Sleeper wallets** - Wallets with curated histories and attestations
* **Blockchain legends** - Wallets sold as synthetic identities
* **Attested wallets** - Any wallet with identity or credential attestations

## Why Verify Wallets?

Not all wallets with attestations are trustworthy. Some risks include:

* **Sleeper wallets** - Wallets created with fake or stolen identities
* **Compromised wallets** - Wallets that were sold or stolen after attestation
* **Synthetic identities** - Wallets with fabricated credentials
* **Stale attestations** - Old attestations that may no longer be valid

## Verification Approaches

### General Wallet Evaluation

Learn how to assess any wallet with attestations:

{% content-ref url="wallet-verification-guide/verifying-attested-wallets" %}
[verifying-attested-wallets](https://docs.zipwire.io/fundamentals/security/wallet-verification-guide/verifying-attested-wallets)
{% endcontent-ref %}

This covers checking the attester, attestation freshness, transaction history, and other trust indicators.

### Technical Attestation Verification

For developers who need to technically verify attestations:

{% content-ref url="wallet-verification-guide/verifying-zipwires-merkle-root-attestations-for-developers" %}
[verifying-zipwires-merkle-root-attestations-for-developers](https://docs.zipwire.io/fundamentals/security/wallet-verification-guide/verifying-zipwires-merkle-root-attestations-for-developers)
{% endcontent-ref %}

This covers cryptographic verification of Merkle proofs and signatures.

### Understanding Sleeper Wallets

Learn about the ecosystem of attested wallets:

{% content-ref url="wallet-verification-guide/introduction-to-sleeper-wallets-and-blockchain-legends" %}
[introduction-to-sleeper-wallets-and-blockchain-legends](https://docs.zipwire.io/fundamentals/security/wallet-verification-guide/introduction-to-sleeper-wallets-and-blockchain-legends)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="wallet-verification-guide/how-sleeper-wallets-are-created" %}
[how-sleeper-wallets-are-created](https://docs.zipwire.io/fundamentals/security/wallet-verification-guide/how-sleeper-wallets-are-created)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Getting Attestations

If you need to obtain attestations for your own wallet, see:

{% content-ref url="../../zipwire-attest/zipwire-attest" %}
[zipwire-attest](https://docs.zipwire.io/zipwire-attest/zipwire-attest)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../../zipwire-collect/idsp-idvt-kyc-kyb-and-aml/blockchain-attestations" %}
[blockchain-attestations](https://docs.zipwire.io/zipwire-collect/idsp-idvt-kyc-kyb-and-aml/blockchain-attestations)
{% endcontent-ref %}