ObjectID is Live on IOTA Mainnet!

Just 40 days after the release of IOTA’s new mainnet—codenamed Rebased—ObjectID is live.

But ObjectID is not just another app. It’s a fully decentralized system for tracking, authenticating, and managing the lifecycle of real-world objects using the IOTA distributed ledger.

For a technical overview of IOTA Rebased and its innovations, see:

https://blog.iota.org/builders-welcome-rebase-complete

This article explains why ObjectID is built on IOTA Rebased, what makes it unique, and what practical problems it solves.

Why IOTA?

ObjectID could have been built on almost any blockchain—but IOTA Rebased offers a combination of properties that no other network does:

Public and Permissionless

All data stored by ObjectID is published on the IOTA public ledger. No central authority or privileged actor can interfere, alter, or delete it. The information is replicated across a global network of nodes—ensuring maximum resilience and neutrality.

Fast, Scalable, and Cost-Efficient

IOTA Rebased uses a new Proof-of-Stake mechanism that decouples validator incentives from transaction fees. This leads to:

• Near-zero fees for creating and updating object data
• High throughput without congestion.
• A smooth user experience comparable to centralized web apps.

Smart Contracts Based on Real-World Objects

Unlike many platforms that only handle token-based transactions, IOTA’s Move framework allows ObjectID to define and manage programmable objects. These objects represent real things—products, devices, documents—and carry meaningful metadata like geolocation, expiration date, or ownership.

This flexibility enables ObjectID to replicate, in a decentralized context, what would typically require a backend server and relational database.

Identity Without Accounts

One of the most remarkable aspects of ObjectID is its user model: there are no user accounts. No sign-up. No database. No cloud-based session management.

ObjectID does not store any user data on its servers. In fact, ObjectID does not have a backend database at all—not even for temporary session data.

Your access to your data is tied entirely to your decentralized identity—a W3C-compliant DID (Decentralized Identifier) published on the IOTA ledger.

To control your digital identity, you only need a cryptographic seed, which is used to derive your DID and sign transactions.

However, this does not mean you’re exposing your private key to the internet.

ObjectID is a true decentralized application (dApp):

• The seed never leaves your browser.
• It is never sent to a server.
• All signing operations happen locally in memory, using secure cryptographic libraries.
• Even if you refresh the page, your seed is never persisted unless you explicitly choose to save it (e.g. in a password manager).

This design makes ObjectID inherently resistant to data breaches, phishing attacks, and surveillance.

No Wallet, no Cryptocurrency

Although ObjectID is built on a public blockchain whose security relies on tokenomics—the value of a token required to submit transactions—ObjectID users are not required to purchase or manage any cryptocurrency.

The transaction fees, denominated in IOTA, are covered by a sponsor. This allows ObjectID customers to use the platform without needing a cryptocurrency wallet and buy IOTA.

Trust and Authenticity Built-In

What makes a product authentic? Its history—and the ability to prove that history.

ObjectID builds trust through verifiable digital identities of manufacturers:

• Producers register a DID, which is published on IOTA and cannot be altered or faked.
• They link their DID to their official domain using a Verifiable Credential (VC).
• An ObjectID oracle verifies this link and issues a certificate of domain control.
• Only with this certificate can a producer create new ObjectIDs linked to their brand.

This means that no one can create a fake ObjectID pointing to a legitimate domain. The smart contract enforces strict validation rules.

Furthermore, anyone, whether offline or using AI tools, can independently verify that an ObjectID was issued by the legitimate brand owner. In other words, the ObjectID Oracle is not a critical centralized component: even if it were compromised, it would still be impossible to forge a valid ObjectID.

Real-World Use Cases

Luxury Goods Authentication

High-end brands can link each product to a tamper-proof ObjectID. Customers scan a QR code to verify authenticity—no app required, no trust assumptions.

Pharmaceutical Traceability

Batches of medication can be linked to ObjectIDs that contain location, expiry, and custody metadata—ensuring compliance and reducing fraud.

Wine and Food Provenance

Producers can track every step from harvest to shelf, adding certifications and quality metadata to ObjectIDs in an immutable way.

Waste management

ObjectID can be used in waste management to securely track the origin, transfer, and disposal of hazardous materials, ensuring full compliance and traceability across the entire lifecycle.

Industrial Equipment & IoT Devices

Devices can use ObjectID as their digital twin. If they have minimal compute and connectivity, they can:

• Publish data to the ledger.
• Receive secure commands.
• Prevent unauthorized impersonation or data injection.

In addition the device owner can sent authenticated messages to the device to trigger operations. No one can inmpersonate the onwer.

All of this with no subscriptions, no platform fees—just a single credit per operation.

ObjectID: Resilient by Design

Security in ObjectID is embedded at every layer:

• Immutability: Smart contracts strictly validate ownership and permissions.
• Geolocation tagging: Detects unauthorized clones at a glance.
• Event chaining: You can attach audit trails or historical records to each object, creating a full lifecycle history.

Even though ObjectIDs are shared objects, not linked to user wallets, their modification is strictly limited to the original creator, who proves their right via their DID.

No one else can act on their behalf—not even ObjectID itself.

Easy itegration in existing platforms

ObjectID is also available via a set of open REST APIs, making integration with existing systems—such as ERPs, CRMs, or production management platforms—simple and efficient. These APIs allow developers to interact with the IOTA smart contracts, create and query ObjectIDs, and manage verifiable events programmatically. For maximum privacy and control, the entire API server can be self-hosted. This means organizations can run the ObjectID logic on their own servers and infrastructure, ensuring that the user's seed is never transmitted to any external party. In this configuration, all sensitive cryptographic operations—such as signing transactions or proving identity—remain fully local, preserving the zero-trust principles at the core of ObjectID.

Final Thoughts

ObjectID redefines what it means to trust a product, a brand, or a process.

It’s a secure, decentralized platform for:

• Authenticating products
• Tracking object lifecycle events
• Enabling trusted IoT communications
• Complying with identity and traceability regulations

And it does all of this without user accounts, without private key management, and without exposing sensitive data—by using the IOTA distributed ledger and cutting-edge identity standards.

ObjectID is live, open, and ready to integrate into your infrastructure today.

If you're building next-generation supply chains, compliance frameworks, or connected products—ObjectID is your foundation.

Explore more at https://objectid.io or reach out for partnership opportunities.