It's primary role is to prevent & protect against using this established username for disruptive, trollish & sockpuppetry purposes. It's secondary role now, could be used for custom watchlist notifications
Committed identity: 6ea2a40d46178352399923fa40cb8f063798541cc77c21eb920801a645b704fe6de62e2f135902fb3dd055ff0a4ba583979482d0623460e41def508943b040ad is aSHA-512commitment to this user's real-life identity.