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Add protocol for verification via social media and personal websites #6

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Added "proof" to facebook profile
eblanshey Mar 13, 2014
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Added protocol for ownership verification
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<td>facebook</td>
<td>The user's facebook account.</td>
<td>{ "username": "someuser" }</td>
<td>{ "username": "someuser", "proof": "https://www.facebook.com/someuser/posts/10152292145311923" }</td>
</tr>
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<td>linkedin</td>
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"v": "0.2"
}</pre></code>

### Social media proof

When providing proof of OneName ownership on social media profiles, include <code>onename-username</code> in your verification posts. For example, if you're offering proof on Twitter and your OneName username is <code>bob</code>, then include <code>onename-bob</code> in your verification Twitter post. This makes it easy for crawlers to parse the post and automatically verify ownership.

### Website ownership proof

To prove ownership of a website, you must upload a blank html file with the filename "onename-username.html" to the ROOT of your website. This is to prevent false ownership on websites that allow users to upload files to their servers.

It is important to note that any proof you provide must be publicly and perpetually available. If you ever delete a social media post or website html file that provides proof of your OneName ownership, that account will no longer be verified from that point forward.

### Services/Sites Currently Supported by Profile Explorers

+ github
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