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Identity networks use offline-first designs, allowing local credential verification during partitions via cached data or peer-to-peer sync. Once connectivity resumes, nodes reconcile conflicts using consensus mechanisms (e.g., CRDTs for eventual consistency). Hybrid systems combine on-chain anchors (for global state) with off-chain channels (for local operations). Partition-tolerant protocols like Hashgraph prioritize availability, ensuring basic identity functions persist during outages.