diff --git a/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/app.tsx b/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/app.tsx
index 52b2058e0..71fca1ea8 100644
--- a/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/app.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createBrowserRouter, RouterProvider } from "react-router-dom";
 
-import { Authenticator } from './components/Authenticator'
+import { Authenticator } from '@w3ui/react-keyring'
 import { W3APIProvider } from './components/W3API'
 
 // thanks, https://dev.to/franciscomendes10866/file-based-routing-using-vite-and-react-router-3fdo
diff --git a/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/components/Authenticator.tsx b/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/components/Authenticator.tsx
index 94b23f01c..bb745ec26 100644
--- a/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/components/Authenticator.tsx
+++ b/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/components/Authenticator.tsx
@@ -60,31 +60,4 @@ export function AuthenticationEnsurer ({
   return <AuthenticationForm />
 }
 
-interface AuthenticatorProps {
-  children: JSX.Element | JSX.Element[]
-  className?: string
-}
-
-export function Authenticator ({
-  children,
-  className = ''
-}: AuthenticatorProps): JSX.Element {
-  return (
-    <AuthCore as='div' className={className}>
-      <AuthenticationEnsurer>{children}</AuthenticationEnsurer>
-    </AuthCore>
-  )
-}
 
-/**
- * Wrapping a component with this HoC ensures an identity exists.
- */
-export function withIdentity<C extends React.JSXElementConstructor<P>, P> (
-  Component: C
-) {
-  return (props: any) => (
-    <Authenticator>
-      <Component {...props} />
-    </Authenticator>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/pages/index.tsx b/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/pages/index.tsx
index ec62fbd9e..e0725de8a 100644
--- a/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/w3ui/examples/react/w3console/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Uploader } from '../components/Uploader'
 import { UploadsList } from '../components/UploadsList'
 import { SpaceFinder } from '../components/SpaceFinder'
 import { SpaceCreatorForm, SpaceCreator } from '../components/SpaceCreator'
+import { AuthenticationEnsurer } from '../components/Authenticator'
 
 function SpaceRegistrar (): JSX.Element {
   const [, { registerSpace }] = useKeyring()
@@ -227,28 +228,30 @@ export default function Home (): JSX.Element {
   }
 
   return (
-    <SpaceEnsurer>
-      <div className='flex min-h-full w-full'>
-        <nav className='flex-none w-64 bg-gray-900 text-white px-4 pb-4 border-r border-gray-800'>
-          <div className='flex flex-col justify-between min-h-full'>
-            <div class='flex-none'>
-              <SpaceSelector
-                selected={space}
-                setSelected={viewSpace}
-                spaces={spaces}
-              />
+    <AuthenticationEnsurer>
+      <SpaceEnsurer>
+        <div className='flex min-h-full w-full'>
+          <nav className='flex-none w-64 bg-gray-900 text-white px-4 pb-4 border-r border-gray-800'>
+            <div className='flex flex-col justify-between min-h-full'>
+              <div class='flex-none'>
+                <SpaceSelector
+                  selected={space}
+                  setSelected={viewSpace}
+                  spaces={spaces}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <SpaceCreator className='mb-4' />
+                <Logo />
+              </div>
             </div>
-            <div>
-              <SpaceCreator className='mb-4' />
-              <Logo />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </nav>
-        <main className='grow bg-gray-dark text-white p-4'>
-          <SpaceSection viewSpace={viewSpace} share={share} setShare={setShare} />
-        </main>
-      </div>
-    </SpaceEnsurer>
+          </nav>
+          <main className='grow bg-gray-dark text-white p-4'>
+            <SpaceSection viewSpace={viewSpace} share={share} setShare={setShare} />
+          </main>
+        </div>
+      </SpaceEnsurer>
+    </AuthenticationEnsurer>
   )
 }