# Partner Spotlight | Human Passport *Rebuilding Trust Onchain with Proof of Personhood* By [Unlock Protocol](https://paragraph.com/@unlockprotocol) · 2025-10-24 community, humanpassport, identity, blockchain, verification, certification, onchain, human.tech --- A bit over a year ago, Unlock Labs integrated the Gitcoin Passport hook into the protocol. A lot has changed since then, starting with the fact that the Gitcoin Passport is now called [**Human Passport**](https://passport.human.tech/) and has become part of [**human.tech**](http://Human.tech) and the **Holonym Foundation**. Human Passport has matured and is now more focused than ever on laying the foundations for an internet where people and not bots hold the keys to trust in a trustless world. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/02149a9bbd89e542a0c183a6d54d2436694d2fd037740aab5c985c46828271f6.png) * * * Why Human Passport ------------------ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f4d4480e444d7f498ebac5d57a81005255e60ef9e3a6b8d2aef99bafe32e4637.png) The internet was built for connection, but automated accounts and sybil attacks have eroded trust. **Hacks and exploits** of an AI nature have **soared 1025%** this year (according to [Hacken](https://hacken.io/insights/h1-2025-security-report/)), yet roughly 34% of Web3 projects deploy now AI components that widen the potential attack surface. With the Human Passport in Unlock Protocol, you can guarantee that whoever buys your membership, reserves a free ticket to your event, or subscribes to your product is a **real human**, not a bot-driven wallet. The beautiful part, though, is that that type of authenticity doesn't come at the price of surveillance or personal data collection, and therefore is extremely end-user-friendly. > **“Together, we’re not just building for humans — we’re building with them.”** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Proof-of-humanity** is the foundation of credible decentralized ecosystems. Human Passport provides a solution through aggregated verification called **Stamps** — credentials that represent verifiable human activity patterns, such as KYC attestations, biometric proofs, Web3 activity, and social connections. These build a **Unique Humanity Score** that protocols such as Unlock can use to assess the trustworthiness of an address while protecting user privacy using zero-knowledge methods.​ * * * The Unlock Human Passport Hook ------------------------------ How it works? Well, it's easier than you'd think. * Create your lock (smart contract) with [Unlock Protocol](https://unlock-protocol.com/) or navigate to an already existing one in your dashboard. * On the Unlock lock dashboard, head to the Settings menu in the upper right corner * In the side menu, choose the "Advanced" tab and add the Passport Hook from the drop-down list. * Don't forget to set a reasonable score and deploy the change onchain by signing a transaction. The Human Passport team suggests a score of 20. Now, every time someone wants to access or purchase your membership, product, or event ticket, they will need to prove their personhood has been validated through the **Human Passport** (verification is done via the [Passport app](http://app.passport.xyz)). This makes tracking your stats more reliable and, most of all, guarantees that whatever you put out there with Unlock is actually used and appreciated by fellow humans. [![](https://paragraph.com/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I19WtTbamZM) * * * Join Our Livestream with Daniel Brunsdon ---------------------------------------- Daniel Brunsdon is the Lead for Growth and Product at [human.tech](http://Human.tech). Before Daniel joined the Gitcoin Passport and eventually the [human.tech](http://Human.tech) crew, he worked at Twitter, where he had a front-row seat to a network of bots impersonating people's identities, resulting in fake engagement and false analytics. This often leaves communities and projects with empty shells of numbers that should see a return but won't. After joining Gitcoin, his sole focus became solving the hardest challenge in digital systems, such as verifying real people without surveillance or exclusion. At [human.tech](http://human.tech), Daniel is driving the adoption of important tools, just like the Human Passport, to create a positive impact on humans through advanced technology. Daniel will be with us on a **Livestream on the 30th of October at 2 PM EST**. He will showcase firsthand how the **Human Passport** hook works and how you can implement it with a few clicks into **your event**, **membership**, **subscription program**, or **certifications with Unlock**. Get notified below. 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