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Sign-In with Ethereum

ERC 4361, Sign-In with Ethereum. Sign-In with Ethereum describes how Ethereum accounts authenticate with off-chain services by signing a standard message format parameterized by scope, session details, and security mechanisms (e.g., a nonce).

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Authors: Wayne Chang , Gregory Rocco , Brantly Millegan , Nick Johnson , Oliver Terbu
Date: 2021
Publisher: Wayne Chang , Gregory Rocco , Brantly Millegan , Nick Johnson , Oliver Terbu
Version: Source cited by the 2021 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0414
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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Chang, W., Rocco, G., Millegan, B., Johnson, N., & Terbu, O. (2021). Sign-In with Ethereum. Wayne Chang , Gregory Rocco , Brantly Millegan , Nick Johnson , Oliver Terbu. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4361

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@techreport{erc43612021,
  title = {Sign-In with Ethereum},
  author = {Wayne Chang , Gregory Rocco , Brantly Millegan , Nick Johnson , Oliver Terbu},
  year = {2021},
  institution = {Wayne Chang , Gregory Rocco , Brantly Millegan , Nick Johnson , Oliver Terbu},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4361},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/erc-4361}
}

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AU  - Gregory Rocco
AU  - Brantly Millegan
AU  - Nick Johnson
AU  - Oliver Terbu
PY  - 2021
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UR  - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4361
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

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