# Identities

Identities are the representation of a user in Nounspace. Multiple different accounts can access the same Identity if they are granted access.

An Identity is a public private key pair that allows users to securely store their data and access it from anywhere. 

Identity keys are kept in an encrypted file in the cloud that can only be decrypted with a wallet's signature of a randomized nonce. This scheme to decrypt a key pair is the same as the [XMTP Key generation method](https://xmtp.org/docs/concepts/key-generation-and-usage)