> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.walley.cc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Canton Network: Privacy-First Blockchain Behind Walley

> Learn how the Canton Network works, what a Party and Party Hint are, and how Walley manages your identity and transactions on this enterprise blockchain.

The Canton Network is a privacy-preserving enterprise blockchain designed for institutional-grade asset management and multi-party workflows. Unlike public blockchains where all transaction data is visible to every participant, Canton is built on a need-to-know model — each participant sees only the data they are a party to. Walley is your self-custody interface into this network, giving you direct control over your identity, assets, and on-ledger actions.

## Your Identity on the Canton Network

Every participant on the Canton Network is represented by a **Party** — a unique on-ledger identity that is the authoritative reference for everything you own and every contract you are a party to.

<Accordion title="What is a Party?">
  A Party is a cryptographically identified entity on the Canton Network ledger. It is created on-ledger during the wallet registration process. Once registered, your Party is permanent and immutable — it cannot be renamed or transferred. All assets, contracts, and transaction history are associated with your Party identifier.
</Accordion>

When you create a Walley wallet, Walley registers your Party on the Canton Network ledger automatically. You do not interact with the raw Party identifier directly in most workflows — instead, Walley uses your **Party Hint** to make your identity human-readable.

## Party Hint

Your Party Hint is the label you choose at wallet registration to identify yourself on the Canton Network. It is always prefixed with `walley-` — for example, `walley-alice` or `walley-treasury-ops`.

<Note>
  Your Party Hint is not the same as your Party identifier. The Party identifier is a globally unique ledger reference generated at registration. Your Party Hint is a human-readable label that helps you and others recognize your wallet address more easily.
</Note>

Your Party Hint also plays a role in wallet recovery. When you restore access using your [recovery phrase](/concepts/recovery-phrase), you must supply your Party Hint alongside your 24 words so Walley can locate your on-ledger identity.

<Tip>
  Choose a Party Hint that is meaningful and memorable to you, but avoid using sensitive personal information. Your Party Hint may be visible to counterparties in transactions and dApp interactions.
</Tip>

## What Walley Manages for You

Walley acts as your interface to the Canton Network, handling the low-level ledger interactions so you can focus on managing your assets and approving transactions.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Transaction Signing" icon="signature">
    Walley uses your passkey or recovery session to sign Canton Network transactions locally on your device before they are submitted to the ledger.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Asset Management" icon="wallet">
    View your on-ledger balances, receive assets from other parties, and initiate transfers — all through Walley's interface.
  </Card>

  <Card title="dApp Connections" icon="plug">
    Connect Walley to Canton Network decentralized applications. Walley prompts you to approve each permission request and transaction.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API & SDK Access" icon="code">
    Developers can integrate with Walley through its API and SDK to build Canton Network applications that interact with your wallet programmatically, subject to your explicit approvals.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## On-Ledger Transactions Are Final

The Canton Network is a distributed ledger. Once a transaction is submitted and confirmed on-ledger, it is **permanent and irreversible** — there is no undo, no chargeback, and no dispute resolution mechanism that can reverse it.

<Warning>
  Always verify the recipient Party, asset type, and amount before you submit any transaction. Walley will prompt you to confirm transaction details, but the final check is yours. A submitted transaction cannot be recalled.
</Warning>

Walley displays a confirmation screen for every transaction that requires your signature. Review all details carefully on that screen before you approve.