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title: Ecosystem Overview
description: A high level view of the Verifiable Credentials ecosystem.
permalink: /ecosystem/
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categories: ["About"]
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excerpt: This page includes a breakdown of the Web Standards, Protocols,Open Source Projects, Organizations, Companies, Regions, Government and Policy surrounding Verifiable Credentials and Self Sovereign Identity.
last_modified_at: 2024-02-26
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**Note to reader**
**This is a Work in Progress, and should not be taken as authoritative or comprehensive.**
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## Open Standards
### [*Decentralized Identifiers*]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/decentralized-identifier/)
- [*Explainer* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/decentralized-identifier/#Explainer )
- [*Literature* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/decentralized-identifier/#literature )
- [*DID* Methods ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/decentralized-identifier/did-methods/ )
- [*Supporting* Tech ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/decentralized-identifier/#Supporting )
- [*DIDAuth* ]({{site.baseurl}}/projects/decentralized-identity-foundation/did-authentication/ )
- [*Critique* ]({{site.baseurl}}/self-sovereign-identity/critique-caution/ )
### Verifiable Credentials
- [*Explainer* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/verifiable-credentials/#About )
- [*Comparisons* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/verifiable-credentials/#Comparisons )
- Varieties
- Data Integrity
- [*JSON*-LD LD-Proof ]({% link _posts/web-standards/DIDs-and-VCs/2023-09-08-VC-Data-Integrity_LD-Proofs.md %} ) (w3c)
- [*JSON*-LD ZKP BBS+ ]({% link _posts/web-standards/DIDs-and-VCs/2023-09-08-VC-Data-Integrity_LD-Proofs.md %} ) (w3c)
- [*JOSE / COSE* ]({% link _posts/web-standards/DIDs-and-VCs/2023-09-08-VC_JOSE-COSE.md %} )
- [JSON SD-JWT ](https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-terbu-sd-jwt-vc-02.html ) (ietf)
- [JWP ](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-jmiller-jose-json-web-proof-00.html ) (ietf)
- [*ZKP-CL* ]({% link _posts/web-standards/DIDs-and-VCs/2023-09-08-VC-ZKP-CL.md %} ) (Hyperledger)
### Related
- [*JSON-LD* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/json-ld/ ) (W3C)
- [JSON ](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259 ) (IETF)
- [*BBS* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/verifiable-credentials/data-integrity-bbs+/#blum-blum-shub ) (SIAM 1986)
### Exchange Protocols
- [*DIDComm* ]({% link _posts/open-source-projects/2020-11-26-DID-communications.md %} ) (DIF)
- [*CHAPI* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/exchange-protocol/#CHAPI ) (DIF)
- [*OIDC4VC* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/openid/openid-connect/#Verifiable Credentials ) (OpenID)
- [*mDL* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/mobile-drivers-license-mdl-iso-18013/ ) (ISO/IEC)
- [*WACI-Pex* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/exchange-protocol/#WACI ) (DIF)
- [*VC-HTTP-API* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/exchange-protocol/#VC%20Api ) (CCG)
### Authorization Protocols
- [zCap ](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/zcap-spec/ ) (w3c)
- [UCAN ](https://github.com/ucan-wg/spec/ ) (Fission, Bluesky, Protocol Labs)
- [GNAP ](https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/gnap/about/ ) (IETF)
- [OAuth ](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6749.txt ) (IETF)
### ISO Standards
- [mDL ](https://www.iso.org/standard/69084.html ) (ISO/IEC 18013-5)
- [JTC 1/SC 17/WG 3 - Travel Documents ](https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/tc/iso/58084a13-b883-4f4a-a372-7a5f9e4dca60/iso-iec-jtc-1-sc-17-wg-3 ) (ISO/IEC)
- [ISO 27001 ](https://www.iso.org/standard/27001 )
### Data Stores
- [Encrypted Data Vaults ](https://identity.foundation/edv-spec/ ) - EDV (DIF)
- [Decentralized Web Node ](https://identity.foundation/decentralized-web-node/spec/ ) - DWN (DIF)
### Trust Frameworks
- [800-63-3 ](https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/ ) (NIST)
- [*PCTF* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/canada/pctf/ ) (DIACC)
### Non SSI Identity Standards
- [*OpenID* ]({{site.baseurl}}/organizations/openid/ ) (OpenID)
- [FIDO ](https://fidoalliance.org/ ) (FIDO)
- [OAuth ](https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/oauth/about/ ) (IETF)
- [SCIM ](https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/scim/about/ ) (IETF)
- [SAML ](http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-tech-overview-2.0.html ) (OASIS)
- [KMIP ](https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=kmip ) (OASIS)
- [*WebAuthN* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/w3c/webauthn/ ) (W3C)
- [Secure QR Code ](https://docs.oasis-open.org/esat/sqrap/v1.0/csd01/sqrap-v1.0-csd01.html ) (OASIS)
- Blockchain Standards
- [ISOTC 307 ](https://www.iso.org/committee/6266604.html ) (ISO)
- [CEN/CLC/JTC 19 ](https://standards.cencenelec.eu/dyn/www/f?p=205:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:2702172&cs=148F2B917E4B67BCFD6FE36CE0EA923AC ) (CEN/EENTLIC)
- [*ERC-EIP* ]({{site.baseurl}}/blockchain/ethereum/#erc-eip ) (Ethereum)
## Code-Bases
### Open Source Projects
- [*Universal Resolver* ]({{site.baseurl}}/projects/decentralized-identity-foundation/identifiers-and-discovery/#universal-resolver ) (DIF)
- [KERI ]({%link _posts/open-source-projects/2020-11-22-keri.md %} ) (DIF)
- [Other Tools & Libraries ](https://github.com/decentralized-identity ) (DIF)
- [ESSIF-Lab ](https://essif-lab.eu/ ) (ESSIF-Lab)
- [*Aires* ]({{site.baseurl}}/projects/hyperledger/aries/ ) (Hyperledger)
- [*Indy* ]({{site.baseurl}}/projects/hyperledger/indy/ ) (Hyperledger)
- [Ursa ]({%link _posts/open-source-projects/2021-04-16-ursa.md%} ) (Hyperledger)
- [Other Tools & Libraries ](https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/IWG ) (Hyperledger)
- [Blockcerts ]({%link _posts/web-standards/2020-01-07-blockcerts.md%} ) (Hyland)
### Company Code
- [Walt.id ](https://github.com/walt-id )
- [Verite ](https://github.com/circlefin/verite )
- [SpruceID ](https://github.com/spruceid )
## Organizations
### International Standard Development Organizations [SDO]
- [*W3C* ]({{site.baseurl}}/_posts/web-standards/2020-11-09-world-wide-web-consortium_w3c.md )
- [IETF ](https://ietf.org )
- [OASIS ](https://www.oasis-open.org/ )
- [ITU-T ](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Pages/default.aspx )
- [ISO ](https://www.iso.org/home.html )/[IEC](https://iec.ch/homepage)
### National Government/Standard Setting Bodies
- [NIST ](https://www.nist.gov/ )
- [The Standards Council of Canada ](https://www.scc.ca/ )
- [BSI ](https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Home/home_node.html ) - The Federal Office for Information Security, Germany
### Community Organizations
- [*W3C - CCG* ]({{site.baseurl}}/_posts/web-standards/2023-05-15-credentials-community-group.md )
- [*DIF* ]({{site.baseurl}}/_posts/organizations/2019-03-07-identity-foundation.md )
- [*ToIP* ]({{site.baseurl}}/_posts/organizations/2023-06-05-TOIP.md )
- [ADIA ](https://adiassociation.org/ )
- [Kantara ](https://kantarainitiative.org/ )
- [*MyData* ]({%link _posts/organizations/2019-04-04-mydata.md%} )
- [*DIACC* ]({%link _posts/government/canada/2020-12-04-diacc.md%} )
- [*ID2020* ]({%link _posts/organizations/2021-04-15-id2020.md%} )
- [*OpenID Foundation* ]({%link _posts/organizations/2023-08-12-openid.md%} )
- [Internet Safety Labs ](https://internetsafetylabs.org )
- [*GLEIF* ]({%link _posts/organizations/2021-04-16-gleif.md%} )
- [*Hyperledger Foundation* ]({%link _posts/organizations/2020-10-11-hyperledger.md%} )
- [FIDO Alliance ](https://fidoalliance.org/ )
- [OASIS ](https://www.oasis-open.org/ )
### SSI Networks
- [DizmeID ](https://www.dizme.io/ )
- [*Sovrin* ]({%link _posts/organizations/2019-03-09-sovrin-foundation.md%} )
- [BedRock ](https://bedrock-consortium.github.io )
- [*ONT* ]({%link _posts/web3/2020-11-11-ontology.md%} )
- [Velocity ](https://www.velocitynetwork.foundation/ )
- [*GlobalID* ]({%link _posts/companies/2023-03-02-GlobalID.md%} )
- [Dock ](https://dock.io )
- [ITN ](https://dlt.mobi/itn/ ) , Mobi
## Companies
- [*Microsoft* ]({%link _posts/companies/2019-03-08-microsoft.md%} ) - Azure / Entra
### EU SSI Startups
- [*MyDex* ]({%link _posts/companies/2023-03-08-MyDex.md%} )
- [*MeeCo* ]({%link _posts/companies/2020-11-04-meeco.md%} )
- [*ValidatedID* ](%link _posts/companies/2023-03-12-ValidatedID.md% )
- [Bloqzone ](https://bloqzone.com/ )
- [Procivis ](https://www.procivis.ch/en/home )
- [Gataca ](https://gataca.io/ )
### US SSI Startups
- [Dock ](https://www.dock.io/ )
- [Anonoyome ](https://anonyome.com/ )
- [*GlobalID* ]({%link _posts/companies/2023-03-02-GlobalID.md%} )
- [*Hyland* ]({%link _posts/companies/2020-11-08-hyland-credentials.md%} )
- [*Magic* ]({%link _posts/companies/2023-03-06-MagicLabs.md%} )
- [*IDRamp* ](%link _posts/companies/2023-03-03-IDramp.md% )
- [*Indicio* ]({%link _posts/companies/2023-03-04-Indicio.md%} )
- [*Verified Inc* ](https://www.verified.inc/ ) (formerly UNUMID)
- [*Animo* ](https://animo.id/ )
- [*Mattr* ]({%link _posts/companies/2020-11-03-mattr.md%} )
- [*Liquid Avatar* ](https://www.liquidavatar.com/ )
- [*Hedera* ](https://hedera.com/ )
- [*IOTA* ](https://www.iota.org/solutions/digital-identity )
- [*Trinsic* ]({%link _posts/companies/2020-11-08-trinsic.md%} )
- [*Transmute* ]({%link _posts/companies/2020-11-04-transmute.md%} )
- [*Spruce* ](%link _posts/companies/2023-03-10-Spruce.md% )
- [*Disco.xyz* ](%link _posts/companies/2023-05-14-disco.xyz.md% )
### Asia SSI Startups
- [Affinidi ](https://www.affinidi.com/ )
- [ZADA ](https://zada.io/ )
- [Dhiway ](https://dhiway.com/ )
- [Ayanworks ](https://www.ayanworks.com/ )
- [NewLogic ](https://newlogic.com/ )
### Africa SSI Startups
- [FlexID ](https://flexfintx.com/ )
- [Diwala ](https://www.diwala.io/ )
### Acquisitions
- [Avast-Evernym-SecureKey ](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/avast-acquires-second-blockchain-decentralized-identity-provider-securekey/ )
### Analyst Firms
- [KuppingerCole ](https://www.kuppingercole.com/ )
- [Forrester ](https://www.forrester.com/bold )
- [Gartner ](https://www.gartner.com/en )
### Consulting Firms
- [Deloitte ](https://www.deloitte.com/ )
- [Accenture ](https://www.accenture.com/ )
- [McKinsey ](https://www.mckinsey.com/ )
- BCG
### IAM Industry
- [Ping ](https://www.pingidentity.com/en.html ) (TomaBravo rollup)
- [Okta ](https://www.okta.com/ )
- [Auth0 ](https://auth0.com/ )
- [ForgeRock ](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4560880-forgerock-acquisition-thoma-bravo-continues-roll-up-in-identity-and-access-management-space ) (TomaBravo rollup)
- [IDENTOS ](https://www.identos.com/ )
- [SailPoint ](https://www.sailpoint.com/ ) (TomaBravo rollup)
## Policies/Regulations (by region)
- [FATF ](https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/home.html )
### Europe
- [*Data Governance Act* ]({%link _posts/government/europe/2023-06-10-data-governance-act.md%} )
- [*GDPR* ]({%link _posts/government/europe/2019-03-01-gdpr.md%} )
- [*eIDAS1* ]({%link _posts/government/europe/2020-01-06-eIDAS.md%} )
- [*eIDAS2* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/europe/eu/eidas/#eidas-20 )
- [*UK Data Protection* ](https://www.gov.uk/data-protection )
### [Asia](https://www.apacdigitalid.org/en/)
### [*USA*](({{site.baseurl}}/government/india/))
- [COPPA ](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa )
- [Privacy Act ](https://www.hhs.gov/foia/privacy/index.html )
- [California SB786 ](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB786 )
### [*India*]({{site.baseurl}}/government/india/)
### [*Canada*]({{site.baseurl}}/government/canada/)
- [*Pan Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF)* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/pctf/ )
## Government Initiatives
### US
- [*SVIP* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/usa/dhs/ )
- [National Cybersecurity Strategy ](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf )
### Germany
- [IDUnion ](https://idunion.org/?lang=en )
### UK
- [Scotland ](https://blogs.gov.scot/digital/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/05/Digital-Identity-Scotland-Attribute-Standards-31-May-2019.pdf )
- [UK Digital Strategy ](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-digital-strategy/uk-digital-strategy )
### EU
- eIDAS2
- [Large Scale Pilots ](https://utimaco.com/news/blog-posts/eidas-20-moving-closer-european-digital-identity-wallet-ediw-and-pilot )
- [*Architecutre* and Reference Framework ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/europe/eu/eidas/#eu-digital-identity-framework )
- [*EBSI* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/europe/eu/ebsi-essif/ )
- [*ESSIF*-Lab ]({{site.baseurl}}/history/2020s/early/essif-lab/ )
- [*Catalonia* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/europe/#catalonia )
- Switzerland
### APAC
- [*New Zealand* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/new-zealand/ )
- [*Australia* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/australia/ )
- [Singapore ](https://www.developer.tech.gov.sg/our-digital-journey/digital-government-exchange/files/DGX%20DIWG%202022%20Report%20v1.5.pdf )
- [South Korea ](https://www.w3.org/community/did-kr/ )
### Canada
- [*BCGov* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/canada/bcgov/ )
- [*Alberta* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/canada/#alberta )
- [*Ontario* ]({{site.baseurl}}/government/canada/#ontario )
### LatAm
- [LACCHAIN ](https://www.lacchain.net/ )
## Real-World Implementation
- **Government Issued ID**
- Passport [eMRTD ](https://www.icao.int/Meetings/TAG-MRTD/TagMrtd22/TAG-MRTD-22_WP24-rev-2.pdf )/[DTC](https://www.icao.int/Security/FAL/TRIP/PublishingImages/Pages/Publications/Guiding%20core%20principles%20for%20the%20development%20of%20a%20Digital%20Travel%20Credential%20%20%28DTC%29.PDF) (ICAO)
- [Immigraion ](https://www.slideshare.net/aniltj/us-digital-immigration-credentials-overview ) (USCIS)
- [mDL ](https://www.aamva.org/topics/mobile-driver-license#?wst=4a3b89462cc2cff2cbe0c7accde57421 ) (US AAMVA) [not SSI standards conformant]
- [IDCard ](https://www.iata.org/en/services/travel-agency-program/idcard/ ) (IATA / Switzerland)
- **Trust Registries & Directories**
- [TRAIN ](https://www.ngi.eu/blog/2022/07/28/verifying-identity-management-credentials-with-train/ ) (ToIP)
- [Regi-Trust ](https://www.sparkblue.org/Regi-TRUST ) (UNDP)
- [OrgBook BC ](https://www.orgbook.gov.bc.ca/search ) (BCGov)
- [*SupplyChain/Trade* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/supply-chain/ )
- [*GS1* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-standards/gs1/ )
- [*GLEIF* ]({{site.baseurl}}/organizations/gleif/ )
- **Banking**
- [Bonifi ](https://bonifii.com/ )
- [*COVID* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/covid-19/ )
- [NYState ](https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/excelsior-pass-update )
- [VCI ](https://vci.org/ )
- [*CCI* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/covid-19/lfph_cci_good-health-pass/ )
- DTCC
- [DIVOC ](https://divoc.digit.org/ )
- **Enterprise**
- [*Healthcare* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/healthcare/ )
- [*Learning/Career/Education* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/education/ )
- [Jobs for the Future ](https://jff.org )
- [Velocity Network ](https://www.velocitynetwork.foundation/ )
- [Learning Economy Foundation ](https://www.learningeconomy.io/ )
- [TLN - Trusted Learner Network ](https://tln.asu.edu/ )
- **[KYC]({%link _posts/application/2023-06-15-kyc.md%})**
- **Real Estate**
- [Rental ](https://domilabs.io/ )
- [*Travel* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/travel/ )
- [*Humanitarian* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/humanitarian/ )
- **Energy**
- [*IoT* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/IOT/ )
- [*Guardianship* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/guardianship/ )
- [*Wallets* ]({{site.baseurl}}//development/wallets/#ecosystem )
## Types (by type+topic)
- [*Research* Papers/Academic Literature ]({{site.baseurl}}/resources/literature/ )
- [Turing Institute Research: Privacy & Trust ](https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-areas/privacy-trust )
- **Events**
- [*IIW* ]({{site.baseurl}}/workshops/internet-identity-workshop/ )
- [*RWoT* ]({{site.baseurl}}/workshops/rebooting-web-of-trust/ )
## Topics
- [*Biometrics* ]({{site.baseurl}}/development/biometrics/ )
- [*Privacy* ]({{site.baseurl}}/self-sovereign-identity/privacy/ )
- [*Human* Rights ]({{site.baseurl}}/development/ethics-rights-sovereignty/ )
- [*User* Experience ]({{site.baseurl}}/development/user-experience/ )
- [*Business* ]({{site.baseurl}}/development/business/ )
- [*Critiques* ]({{site.baseurl}}/self-sovereign-identity/critique-caution/ )
- [*Future* ]({{site.baseurl}}/application/future/ )
## Web3, DWeb, & Other Tech (by focus)
- [*Web3* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/ )
- [*Web3 and SSI* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/id/ )
- [*DAO* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/dao/ )
- [*Decentralization* ]({{site.baseurl}}/development/decentralization/ )
- [*Metaverse* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/metaverse/ )
- [*NFT* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/nft/ )
- [*SBT* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/nft/#soulbound-tokens )
- [*DeFi* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/defi/ )
- **Organizations**
- [*Ethereum* Enterprise Alliance* ]({{site.baseurl}}/web-3/ethereum/baseline/ )
- [Fission ](https://www.fissionlabs.com/ )
- [Protocol Labs ](https://protocol.ai/ )
- **DWeb**
- [*Secure* Suttlebutt ]({{site.baseurl}}/decentralized-web/scuttlebot/ )
- [Bluesky ](https://bsky.app/ )
- [*Web5* ]({{site.baseurl}}/projects/tbd/web5/ )
- [*Handshake* ]({{site.baseurl}}/decentralized-web/handshake/ )
- Blockchain Ecosystems
- [*Bitcoin* ]({{site.baseurl}}/blockchain/bitcoin/ )
- [*Ethereum* ]({{site.baseurl}}/blockchain/ethereum/ )