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To reveal your committed identity to someone, give them the ''exact string'' you entered into the box. They can then compute the SHA-1 hash of that same string and verify that it is the same result.
==Choosing a good string==
# Your string should not be easy to guess. If you haven't openly declared your real-life identity on Wikipedia, then any string specifying your real-life identity is a good string. If you ''have'' openly declared who you are, your string should specify more information that wouldn't be easy to guess. ''If your string is easy to guess,'' then the fact that you know the string may not be very persuasive.
# Your string should specify enough of your identity that, if the string were revealed, you could unambiguously prove you match that identity. For instance, your string could include a telephone number or email address at which you can be reached.
# Try not to choose a string that represents your identity that could go completely out of date. So, for instance, it may be bad to choose a string that specifies ''only'' your telephone number as your number might change.
# If you want to change your string, do so, but keep track of all your old secret strings. It is best to reveal all of them if you ever want to confirm your identity, as this will establish that you are the same person who used your account from the first moment the committed identity was published.
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