Understanding Identity on Solana (A Simple Guide for Web2 Developers)

If you’re coming from Web2, identity probably means a username and password. You sign up for a service, create credentials, and the platform stores your data. Whether it’s GitHub, your email, or a banking app, your identity exists because a company manages it. Solana works differently. On Solana, your identity starts with something called a keypair. This is made up of two things: a public key and a private key. Think of the public key as your username (or wallet address) and the private key as y