# Web3Auth

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Web3Auth was a non-custodial authentication and wallet infrastructure provider for Web3 applications. It offered social login and embedded wallet tools for developers across multiple blockchains, and now operates as part of a larger technology company.

Web3Auth was a wallet infrastructure and authentication company that helped developers onboard users into decentralized applications without seed phrases or browser extensions. It provided software development kits that let users sign in with email, SMS, or social accounts while retaining self-custody of their keys through cryptographic key management techniques such as multi-party computation. Its tools were designed for application and game developers seeking to reduce onboarding friction for both crypto-native and mainstream users.

The company addressed a common barrier in decentralized applications: the complexity of traditional wallet setup and seed phrase management. Its infrastructure connected conventional identity methods with blockchain-based accounts, working across multiple blockchain networks rather than being tied to a single chain. It published security and compliance documentation, including audit and penetration test reports, to support enterprise adoption.

Its offering spanned authentication features such as multi-factor authentication and account abstraction, alongside post-authentication services like wallet interfaces and fiat on-ramp aggregation. It was used by application developers, game studios, and consumer brands seeking to onboard non-crypto-native users onto blockchain networks. The company was acquired by a larger blockchain software provider, and its products have since been integrated into that acquirer's wallet ecosystem under a new brand.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Acquired
- Founded: 2018-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Web3Auth

## Products

- [Web3Auth SDK (MetaMask Embedded Wallets)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Web3Auth): Web3Auth SDK, now offered as MetaMask Embedded Wallets, is a developer tooling product that lets applications embed self-custodial wallet functionality without requiring browser extensions or seed phrases. It authenticates users through email, social logins, or passkeys, then generates keys using multi-party computation so no single party ever holds a complete private key. The SDK bundles account abstraction support for smart accounts with gasless and batched transactions, multi-factor recovery options, and wallet services such as fiat-to-crypto funding and swaps, enabling developers to onboard users into onchain applications across multiple blockchain ecosystems from a single integration. (Developer Tooling, Live, Main Product)
- [Web3Auth Wallet (prev Torus Wallet)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Web3Auth): Web3Auth Wallet, previously known as Torus Wallet, was a self-custodial Web3 wallet that used the company's authentication infrastructure for social-login-based key access. It let users store private keys and sign transactions directly from a browser-based interface across multiple blockchain networks. The wallet has been discontinued and is no longer accessible to users. (Wallet, Discontinued)

## Links

- [Main](https://web3auth.io)
- [Blog](https://blog.web3auth.io)
- [Documentation](https://web3auth.io/docs)
- [Privacy policy](https://consensys.io/privacy-notice)
- [Terms of Service](https://consensys.io/terms-of-use)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/web3auth)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/c/web3auth)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/web3auth)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/web3auth)
- [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/web3auth)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/web3auth)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/TorusLabs)

## Relationships

- [Consensys](https://thegrid.id/profiles/consensys): Parent organization
- [MetaMask](https://thegrid.id/profiles/metamask_io): Parent organization

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