### Selected 'Rebooting Web of Trust' Whitepapers[**^**](#Contents) * [WebofTrust.info/papers.html](https://www.weboftrust.info/papers.html) * [Rebranding the Web of Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/rebranding-web-of-trust.pdf) Original RWoT whitepaper * [Framework for the Comparison of Identity Systems](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Framework-for-Comparison-of-Identity-Systems.md) * [A Primer on Functional Identity](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/functional-identity-primer.md) * [The DCS Theorem](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/dcs-theorem/The-DCS-Theorem.md) — We use the triangle to show decentralized consensus systems can have _Decentralization_, _Consensus_, or _Scale_, but not all three properties simultaneously. * [Rebooting the Web of Trust VII: Toronto (September 2018)](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot7) - More recent thoughts. * [SSI: A Roadmap for Adoption](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2018/blob/master/final-documents/a-roadmap-for-ssi.md) #### RWoT Use Cases[**^**](#Contents) * [Amira 1.0](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/amira.md) * [Re-Imagining What Users Really Want](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2017/blob/master/final-documents/what-users-really-want.md) * [Joram 1.0.0](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/final-documents/joram-engagement-model.pdf) * [Powering the Physician-Patient Relationship with HIE of One Blockchain Health IT](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/physician-patient-relationship.pdf) * [Protecting Digital Identities in Developing Countries](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/protecting-digital-identities-in-developing-countries.pdf) * [Opportunities Created by the Web of Trust for Controlling and Leveraging Personal Data](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/satisfying-real-world-use-cases.pdf) ![](http://imgur.com/Lz6RTysl.png) ### W3C and DID Related Standards[**^**](#Contents) * [World Wide Web Consortium(W3C)](https://www.w3.org/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/w3c)] [[**G**](https://github.com/w3c)] * [Credentials Community Group](https://www.w3.org/community/credentials/)[[**B**](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/)] * [JSON-LD 1.0, W3C Recommendation](https://www.w3.org/TR/json-ld/) * [opencreds.org — Identity Credentials 1.0](https://opencreds.org/specs/source/identity-credentials/) * [DIGITAL VERIFICATION COMMUNITY GROUP](https://www.w3.org/community/digital-verification/)[[**G**](https://sea-region.github.com/w3c-dvcg)] ![](http://imgur.com/6MLNgXal.png) The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org #### DID the Decentralized Identifier[**^**](#Contents) * [A Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) <-DID's modeled after * [w3c- Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v0.11](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-spec/) * Authors: * [Drummond Reed](https://equalsdrummond.name/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/drummondreed)] ([Evernym](https://www.evernym.com/)) * [Manu Sporney](http://manu.sporny.org/)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/manusporny)] ([Digital Bazaar](https://digitalbazaar.com)) * Dave Longley ([Digital Bazaar](https://digitalbazaar.com)) * Christopher Allen (Blockstream) * Ryan Grant * [Markus Sabadello (Peacekeeper)](http://mydata2016.org/speaker/markus-sabadello/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/peacekeeper)][[**G**](https://github.com/peacekeeper)][[**B**](https://medium.com/@markus.sabadello)] ([Danube Tech](https://github.com/projectdanube)) * [DID Primer](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/draft-documents/did-primer.md) [[**ϟ**](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot7-fall2018/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/did-primer-extended.md)] * [Decentralized IDentifers (DIDs)](https://www.w3.org/2018/vocabws/presentations/Sabadello.pdf) * [Requirements for DIDs](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/requirements-for-dids.pdf) * [DIDs in DPKI](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot7/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/dids-in-dpki.md) #### DID Adoption [**^**](#Contents) * [@ChristopherA on DID adoption](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/989122017348784130) > "22/ Over a dozen companies and organizations, using multiple blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, etc.), have committed to deploying DIDs, including IBM, Microsoft, Digital Bazaar, Consensys, Evernym, Learning Machine, British Columbia, and more:" —[How blockchain could solve the internet privacy problem](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3267930/blockchain/how-blockchain-could-solve-the-internet-privacy-problem.html) * [Veres One DID Method 1.0](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/did-method-veres-one.md) [[**D**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bUZbtgdxKxTR1it10G9ZozYGD486qxZTBPuiOZjzoT4/edit#slide=id.g368b7a777c_1_0)] ([**veres.one**](https://veres.one)) — a permissionless public ledger designed specifically for the creation and management of decentralized identifiers (DIDs) * [Blockstack DID Spec](https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack-core/blob/master/docs/blockstack-did-spec.md)[**[ϟ](https://forum.blockstack.org/t/did-method-at-identity-foundation/4287/9)**] Blockstack is a network for decentralized applications where users own their identities and data. Blockstack utilizes a public blockchain to implement a decentralized naming layer, which binds a user's human-readable username to their current public key and a pointer to their data storage buckets. * [BTCR DID Method](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/didm-btcr/) — The Bitcoin Reference DID method (did:btcr) supports DIDs on the public Bitcoin blockchain. The Bitcoin Reference method has minimal design goals: a DID trust anchor based on the Bitcoin blockchain, updates publicly visible and auditable via Bitcoin transactions, and optionally, additional DID Document information referenced in the transaction OP_RETURN data field. No other Personal Identifiable Information (PII) would be placed on the immutable blockchain. * [btcr tx conversion playground](https://weboftrustinfo.github.io/btcr-tx-playground.github.io/) * [Interplanetary Identifiers IPID](https://github.com/jonnycrunch/ipid) - Implementation of the DID spec over IPFS (Interplanetary File System) * [Spidchain](http://www.spidchain.com/) [[**wp**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B89WE3IIHmy1Z0ZSSWVmVEtaaG8/view)] * "offers a platform for self-sovereign identity, including desktop and mobile apps for end-users. It uses Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) - backed by optionally Bitcoin or Ethereum - to implement a marketplace for verifiable claims. The Spidchain applications allow individuals to create, recover, and revoke DIDs, to authenticate, to sign and verify files and claims, and more." * [U.S. Department of Homeland Security funds four Blockchains](https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/u-s-department-of-homeland-security-funds-four-blockchain-companies-developing-new-cyber-security-technology) * [IBM-Paving the Road to Self-Sovereign Identity with Blockchain, Open Standards](https://www.ibm.com/blogs/think/2017/10/self-sovereign-id-blockchain/) * [SecureKey](http://securekey.com/): [partners with IBM](http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/51841.wss) to enable a new digital identity and attribute sharing network based on Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. * Microsoft: [Decentralized Identity—Own and control your identity](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE2DjfY) [[**ϟ**](https://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-is-pushing-new-blockchain-id-products-but-theres-pushback-too)] * [Identity at Coinbase: Welcoming the Distributed Systems team](https://blog.coinbase.com/identity-at-coinbase-welcoming-the-distributed-systems-team-d929dd64de2e) ![](https://i.imgur.com/FBe3S0w.png) The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org #### DID Auth[**^**](#Contents) * [DID Auth and the Little I-am-Me](https://medium.com/@markus.sabadello/did-auth-and-the-little-i-am-me-ec14d757ff09) * [Introduction to DID Auth](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2018/blob/master/final-documents/did-auth.md) [[**ϟ**](http://ssimeetup.org/introduction-did-auth-markus-sabadello-webinar-10/)] ![](https://i.imgur.com/5R51G4Y.png) #### Verifiable Claims[**^**](#Contents) * [Verifiable Claims Working Group](https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/) [[**D**](https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/charter.html)] * [Verifiable Claims Data Model 1.0](https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model/) [[**G**](https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model)] [[**D**](https://w3c.github.io/vc-use-cases/)] ![](http://imgur.com/XMaq5cil.png) The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org #### Hubs-Agents[**^**](#Contents) * [On DIF Hubs and Sovrin Agents](https://forum.sovrin.org/t/on-dif-hubs-and-sovrin-agents/897?u=phil) * [Identity Hubs Capabilities Perspective](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/identity-hubs-capabilities-perspective.md) - Identity Hubs currently proposed in the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) are a subset of a general Decentralized Identifier (DID). #### Universal Resolver[**^**](#Contents) * [A Universal Resolver for self-sovereign identifiers](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/a-universal-resolver-for-self-sovereign-identifiers-48e6b4a5cc3c) [[**G**](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver)] [[**>**](#Decentralized-Identity-Foundation)] * [uniresolver.io](https://uniresolver.io/) * [6/27 Masterclass on the DID Universal Resolver | Identiverse 2018](https://www.slideshare.net/Identiverse/627-masterclass-on-the-did-universal-resolver-identiverse-2018) #### Decentralized Key Management DKMS[**^**](#Contents) * [Decentralized Key Management (DKMS): An Essential Missing Piece of the SSI Puzzle - Drummond Reed](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/decentralized-key-management-dkms-an-essential-missing-piece-of-the-ssi-puzzle-drummond-reed) ![](https://i.imgur.com/xmWkc4l.png) The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org ### Evernym[**^**](#Contents) * [Evernym](https://www.evernym.com/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/evernym)] [[**G**](https://github.com/evernym/sovrin)] Founded in 2013 * [Identity System Essentials](https://www.evernym.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Identity-System-Essentials.pdf) (Original Evernym Identity WP submitted to ID2020\RWoT) 3/2016 * [The Three Models of Digital Identity Relationships — How self-sovereign identity (SSI) is different, and why it’s better](https://medium.com/evernym/the-three-models-of-digital-identity-relationships-ca0727cb5186) * [RWoT—Decentralized Key Management System](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2017/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/dkms-decentralized-key-mgmt-system.md) * [/awesome-sovrin](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/tree/master/awesome-sovrin) **See here for additional Evernym-Indy related material.** ![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*uVmDqgtCxuoeylQ4.png) ### The Sovrin Foundation[**^**](#Contents) * [[**F**](https://forum.sovrin.org/)]orum [[**C**](https://chat.sovrin.org/)]hat [[**T**](https://twitter.com/SovrinID)]witter [[**G**](https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/sovrin)]ithub * [Founded](http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/09/announcing_the_sovrin_foundation.shtml) in [September](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sovrin-foundation-launches-first-dedicated-self-sovereign-identity-network-300336702.html) 2016, The [Sovrin](https://sovrin.org/) Foundation is creating a public instance of the Hyperledger [Indy](#Hyperledger-Indy) code, initially developed by [Evernym](#Evernym) * [Sovrin Library](https://sovrin.org/library/) * [Getting Started with Sovrin](https://sovrin.org/library/getting-started-with-sovrin/) * [Sovrin: A Protocol and Token for Self-Sovereign Identity and Decentralized Trust](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/Sovrin-Protocol-and-Token-White-Paper.pdf) * [Sovrin Network: What Goes on the Ledger?](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/What-Goes-On-The-Ledger.pdf) * [Sovrin Governance Framework](https://sovrin.org/library/sovrin-governance-framework/) * [How Sovrin Works—A Technical Guide from the Sovrin Foundation](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/How-Sovrin-Works.pdf) * [/awesome-sovrin](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/tree/master/awesome-sovrin) - **See here for additional Sovrin related material.** #### Selected articles from Windley.com [**^**](#Contents) * [An Internet for Identity](http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/08/an_internet_for_identity.shtml) * [A Universal Trust Framework](http://www.windley.com/archives/2017/01/a_universal_trust_framework.shtml) * [Building Your Business on Sovrin: Domain-Specific Trust Frameworks](http://www.windley.com/archives/2018/03/building_your_business_on_sovrin_domain-specific_trust_frameworks.shtml) * [The Sovrin Foundation](http://www.windley.com/archives/2018/07/the_sovrin_foundation.shtml) * [Decentralization in Sovrin](http://www.windley.com/archives/2018/10/decentralization_in_sovrin.shtml) * [Self-Sovereign Identity and the Legitimacy of Permissioned Ledgers](http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/09/self-sovereign_identity_and_the_legitimacy_of_permissioned_ledgers.shtml) * [The Sovrin Ecosystem](http://www.windley.com/archives/2018/11/the_sovrin_ecosystem.shtml) (Disambiguating between Evernym, Sovrin, and Indy) ### Hyperledger Indy[**^**](#Contents) ![](https://www.osiztechnologies.com/asset/oimages/hyperledger_indy/hyperledger_indy_02.png) * [Hyperledger Indy - *Distributed Ledger and Utility Library*](https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/hyperledger-indy) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/Hyperledger)] [[**wiki**](https://wiki.hyperledger.org/projects/indy/documentation)] [[**G**](https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-sdk)] * [Hyperledger Indy — the Future of Decentralized Identity](https://medium.com/axiom-tech/hyperledger-indy-the-future-of-decentralized-identity-9de5c2459e4e) * [indy.readthedocs.io](https://indy.readthedocs.io/) (under construction) * [Hyperledger Welcomes Project Indy](https://www.hyperledger.org/blog/2017/05/02/hyperledger-welcomes-project-indy) - ANN * [Ernesto.net - What goes on the Ledger](https://www.ernesto.net/ernesto-net-5-minute-course-on-indy-and-what-goes-on-the-blockchain-ledger/) * [Ernesto.net - Hyperledger Indy Architecture](https://www.ernesto.net/hyperledger-indy-architecture/) * [The Rise of Self-Sovereign Identity - Hyperledger Indy](https://wso2.com/blog/research/the-rise-of-self-sovereign-identity-hyperledger-indy) * [Plenum Bzantine Fault Tolerant Protocol](https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-plenum/wiki) * "Byzantine fault tolerance is a sub-field of fault tolerance research inspired by the Byzantine Generals' Problem, which is a generalized version of the Two Generals' Problem." * The Linux Foundation's [Blockchain for Business](https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/linuxfoundationx-blockchain-for-business) edx course may be freely audited and has a section on Indy. * [Implementing Privacy by Design in Hyperledger Indy](https://www.infoq.com/news/2018/09/Hyperledger-Indy-Privacy) * [Verified Organization Network](https://vonx.io/) [[**G**](https://github.com/bcgov/von)] [[**>**](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id#canada-)] * "an initiative by the government of British Columbia to create a trusted network of organizational data. It allows organizations to claim credentials that are part of their own digital identity, using a component called [TheOrgBook](https://github.com/bcgov/theorgbook) that lists entities with their associated public verifiable claims." * [Demonstrating the Verifiable Organizations Network (VON)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wNnXdQKUtWnx--xw3VQ9Fr2TDa0kUNIBSMmFGR4uoMg/edit#heading=h.kphtj2c176xb) * [/awesome-sovrin](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/tree/master/awesome-sovrin) - **See here for additional indy related material.** ### Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure DPKI[**^**](#Contents) * [Blockstack](https://blockstack.org/) — [[**G**](https://github.com/blockstack)]ithub [[**F**](https://forum.blockstack.org/)]orum [[**B**](https://blockstack.org/blog)]log [[**T**](https://twitter.com/blockstack)]witter * a network of computers that collectively maintain a global registry of domain names, public keys, and cryptographic hashes. With this registry, Blockstack serves as a decentralized domain name system (DNS) and a decentralized public key infrastructure (PKI). * [Onename](https://onename.com/) — "a product built on Blockstack that allows people to register identities" * [Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/dpki.pdf) * [DIDs in DPKI](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot7/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/dids-in-dpki.md) * [SCPKI: A Smart Contract-based PKI and Identity System](http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/M.AlBassam/publications/scpki-bcc17.pdf) * [KeyChains: A Decentralized Public-Key Infrastructure](https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/3332/0.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) * [ClaimChain: Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318584251_ClaimChain_Decentralized_Public_Key_Infrastructure) * [A Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure with Identity Retention](https://eprint.iacr.org/2014/803.pdf) * [Privacy based decentralized Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementation using Smart contract in Blockchain](https://isrdc.iitb.ac.in/blockchain/workshops/2017-iitb/papers/paper-11%20-%20Decentralized%20PKI%20in%20blockchain%20and%20Smart%20contract.pdf) ### Structured Data Standards[**^**](#Contents) * [Learning Machine](https://www.learningmachine.com/) developed [Blockcerts](https://www.blockcerts.org) Univesal Identifier —open standard for issuing and verifying blockchain-based official records; The project offers open-source libraries, tools, and mobile apps. MIT has [issued](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/19/mit-introduces-digital-diplomas) digital certificates based on this standard. * [A Decentralized Approach to Blockcerts Credential Revocation](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/blockcerts-revocation.md) * [Schema](https://schema.org) — a collaborative, community activity with a mission to create, maintain, and promote schemas for structured data on the Internet. Schema.org vocabulary can be used with many different encodings, including RDFa, Microdata and JSON-LD. These vocabularies cover entities, relationships between entities and actions, and can easily be extended through a well-documented extension model. Over 10 million sites use Schema.org to markup their web pages and email messages. Many applications from Google, Microsoft, Pinterest, Yandex and others already use these vocabularies to power rich, extensible experiences." * [ÆTERNITY](http://aeternity.com/) [[**G**](https://github.com/aeternity/protocol)]: using Schema's standards: "offers an identity architecture where every account has a unique ID number, and unique names can be registered and linked to arbitrary data such as addresses on the blockchain. Schema's are used for representing data about persons and organizations." * DIDs[[**>**](#DID-the-Decentralized-Identifier)] and Verifiable Claims of the W3C [[**>**](#World-Wide-Web-Consortium)] ### IBM[**^**](#Contents) * [Paving the Road to Self-Sovereign Identity with Blockchain, Open Standards](https://www.ibm.com/blogs/think/2017/10/self-sovereign-id-blockchain/) * [github.com/IBM-Blockchain-Identity](https://github.com/IBM-Blockchain-Identity) (Docker based tutorial sandbox env) * [How do we start tackling the existing identity problem](https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2018/06/how-do-we-start-tackling-the-existing-identity-problem/) * [Swipe Right on Verifiably Credentials](https://developer.ibm.com/code/2018/05/22/swipe-right-on-verifiable-credentials/) * [WISeKey fully deployed its CertifyID integrating Digital Identity with Blockchain technology](https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/07/11/1535718/0/en/WISeKey-fully-deployed-its-CertifyID-integrating-Digital-Identity-with-Blockchain-technology.html) * [SecureKey](http://securekey.com/): [partners with IBM](http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/51841.wss) to enable a new digital identity and attribute sharing network based on Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. ### Ethereum[**^**](#Contents) ![](http://imgur.com/Fc6Hoo9l.png) * [Decentralized Digital Identity on Ethereum](https://www.slideshare.net/FabriceCroiseaux/ethcc-2018-decentralized-digital-identity-on-ethereum) -SlideShare * [ERC725](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/725) ϟ [ERC735](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/735) * proposals in the Ethereum community to standardize smart contracts for certain identity-related operations such as key management, as well as signing transactions, documents, and "claims", which may be attested by third parties or self-asserted. * [ERC: Lightweight Identity #1056](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/1056) —This ERC describes a standard for creating and updating identities with a limited use of blockchain resources. An identity can have an unlimited number of delegates and attributes associated with it. Identity creation is as simple as creating a regular key pair ethereum account, which means that it's fee (no gas costs) and all ethereum accounts are valid identities. Furthermore this ERC is fully DID compliant. * [Proof-of-Individuality](http://proofofindividuality.online/) — how to prove a person only has one account * [Anti-Sybil Protocol using virtual pseudonym parties](https://medium.com/@unlisted/anti-sybil-protocol-using-virtual-pseudonym-parties-10276fcf3b20) * [Managing Identity with a UI—ERC-725](https://medium.com/originprotocol/managing-identity-with-a-ui-for-erc-725-5c7422b38c09) * [Ethereum ERC725 Blockchain Based, Self-Sovereign Identity Management](https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/ethereum-erc725-blockchain-based-self-sovereign-identity-management/) * [DEVCON1: Digital Identity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpaTOvAhLR4) — video from DEVCON1 #### Ethereum Identity Applications[**^**](#Contents) * [uPort](https://www.uport.me/) [[**G**](https://github.com/uport-project/)] [[**T**](https://twitter.com/uport_me)] * [Ethereum studio ConsenSys launches digital IDs and assets secured on Ubuntu phones](http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ethereum-studio-consensys-launches-internet-people-digital-ids-assets-secured-unbuntu-phones-1542620) * [Year in Review. What's to come in 2018](https://medium.com/uport/uport-year-in-review-whats-to-come-in-2018-15ccb9214439) * [Deloitte SmartID](http://www.deloitte.co.uk/smartid/) [[**G**](https://github.com/SmartIdentity/smartId-contracts)] * "Smart Identity uses the Ethereum blockchain to represent an identity using a smart contract, attributes can be added by the identity owner and are stored in hash form" * [Nuggets](http://www.nuggets.life/) [[**wp**](https://nuggets.life/images/Nuggets-White-Paper.pdf)] * "is a blockchain platform giving users a single biometric tool for login, payment and identity verification. It stores an individual's information in a "personal cloud" in "zero-knowledge blockchain storage". * [Jolocom](http://jolocom.com/) * a "SmartWallet" for everyone to own their personal digital identity, using [Social Linked Data](https://github.com/solid/solid-spec), WebID, and verifiable claims standards via Ethereum smart contracts. * [Democracy Earth Foundation](http://democracy.earth/) [[**G**](https://github.com/DemocracyEarth/paper)] * developing *[Sovereign](http://sovereign.software/)*, a blockchain direct democracy tool using "vote" tokens to grant democratic participation rights to every human. A proof-of-individuality (POI) process based on peer-to-peer validation establishes that a self-sovereign identity is uniquely tied to a single person. The project introduces a number of interesting socio-technical concepts such as "Social Smart Contract", "Initial Rights Offering", and "Cryptographically Induced Equality". Cooperation is happening with other decentralized identity initiatives such as Blockstack and uPort. * [poa.network](https://poa.network/)[**[D](https://medium.com/poa-network/poa-network-how-honey-badger-bft-consensus-works-4b16c0f1ff94)**] POA Network is an Ethereum-based platform that offers an open-source framework for smart contracts. POA Network is a sidechain to Ethereum utilizing [Proof of Authority](https://blockonomi.com/proof-of-authority/) as its consensus mechanism. ### Personal Data: Wallets, Marketplaces, etc.[**^**](#Contents) * [Mydata](http://mydata.org/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/mydataorg)] [[**D**](https://mydata.org/papers/)] [[**D**](https://mydata.org/declaration/)] * goal: to empower individuals with their personal data, thus helping them and their communities develop knowledge, make informed decisions, and interact more consciously and efficiently with each other as well as with organisations." * [Consent](http://www.consent.global/)[[**ϟ**](https://sovrin.org/steward/global-consent/)] — "platform for trusted personal data applications and services, using Ethereum smart contracts to implement decentralized identifiers, verified credentials, consent receipts, a web of trust, and exchange of assets and value." * [Pillar Project](http://pillarproject.io) [[**wp**](https://pillarproject.io/documents/Pillar-Gray-Paper.pdf)] * planning to offer a "Personal Data Locker" consisting of a wallet, browser, and token exchange. Personal assets will be put on a blockchain, and "Pillar" tokens will be issued." * [Aversafe](https://www.aversafe.com/) —"allows individuals to store personal details, work history, certificates and achievements. It leverages a permissioned blockchain for trusted audit and participation in the storage of attestation data separate from the actual data stored" * [Datum](https://datum.org) [[**wp**](https://datum.org/assets/Datum-WhitePaper.pdf)] * "network allows anyone to store structured data on a smart contract blockchain. Data can optionally be bought and sold on a marketplace using the DAT token. Datum leverages BigchainDB and IPFS as data storage backends. All data is encrypted and protected using AES256-GCM. * [ONTology](https://ont.io/) [[**G**](https://github.com/ontio/ontology-DID)]— "a "Distributed Trust Network" which combines a cross-chain identity system, peer-to-peer data transmission, data authorization mechanisms, distributed data storage, attestation, and various industry-specific modules. It also includes an Ontology Crypto Package (OCP) and an Ontology Marketplace (OM)." * [We can do better than selling our data](http://blogs.harvard.edu/doc/2018/09/18/data/)-Doc Searls(*IIW*) * [Pro-civis](https://procivis.ch) — "e-government as a service" platform called "eID+". It enables citizens to get an official, electronic Citizen-ID on a mobile app. * The platform includes the [Vetri](https://vetri.global/) wallet and marketplace. 'Earn extra income and rewards by joining the data economy.'" ### Blockchain ID Initiatives [**^**](#Contents) * [Danube Tech](http://danubetech.com/) — digital identity and personal data, including personal agents, semantic graphs, and blockchain ([**xdi**](https://xdi2.org)) ([**navigator**](https://github.com/projectdanube/xdi2)) * Founded by [Markus Sabadello (Peacekeeper)](http://mydata2016.org/speaker/markus-sabadello/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/peacekeeper)] [[**G**](https://github.com/peacekeeper)] [[**B**](https://medium.com/@markus.sabadello)] * [Identity at Coinbase: Welcoming the Distributed Systems team](https://blog.coinbase.com/identity-at-coinbase-welcoming-the-distributed-systems-team-d929dd64de2e) [[**ϟ**](https://www.wired.com/story/coinbase-distributed-systems-acquisition/)] * [Shocard](https://shocard.com/) — "Blockchain-Based Mobile Identity Platform" * [Authenteq](http://authenteq.com/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/authenteq)] [[**G**](https://github.com/authenteq)] * enables users to create their own sovereign digital IDs which are stored encrypted on [BigChainDB](http://docs.bigchaindb.com) * [JLinc](https://www.jlinc.com/) — registers cryptographic public keys on the Stellar blockchain. > "The founders have been at the center of a community of developers working on “user-centric digital identity for almost two decades." * [Internet of People](https://iop.global/) — "an open, decentralized infrastructure consisting of device-to-device communication, blockchain tokens, profile servers, and other components." -Founded by [Fermat](http://www.fermat.org) * [Civic](https://www.civic.com/) launches: [identity.com](https://identity.com)[[**G**](https://github.com/identity-com/)][[**B**](https://www.civic.com/blog/identity-com-first-open-source-update/)] * [Mooti](https://mooti.co/) [[**D**](https://docs.mooti.co/)] * offers an "identity chain" technology that makes it possible to issue and revoke verified claims using elliptic curve cryptography (curve25519, secp256k1) and includes privay-enhancing features * [Spidchain](http://www.spidchain.com/) [[**wp**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B89WE3IIHmy1Z0ZSSWVmVEtaaG8/view)] * "offers a platform for self-sovereign identity, including desktop and mobile apps for end-users. It uses Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) - backed by optionally Bitcoin or Ethereum - to implement a marketplace for verifiable claims. The Spidchain applications allow individuals to create, recover, and revoke DIDs, to authenticate, to sign and verify files and claims, and more." * [Cicada](https://github.com/the-laughing-monkey/cicada-platform) * a Dapp platform built for a "direct democracy." envisions using iris scans to generate decentralized universal identifiers ("HUIDs") for every human on the planet, a method referred to as "biocryptics". "HUIDs" can have "sub-IDs" to support selective disclosure. PII can be stored in an "info wallet". Key parts of the system also include smart contracts, zero-knowledge proofs, mixnets, and more." * [Keyp](https://keyp.io/) —"Welcome to Europe’s fastest growing open digital identity ecosystem." * [I/O Digital Foundation](https://iodigital.io/) [**[**wp**](https://simplebooklet.com/iocoinwhitepaper#page=0)**] * "offers a Proof-of-Stake blockchain called Decentralised Input Output Name Server (DIONS). It will enable applications such as identity and alias registration, storage of legal documents, key exchange, and encrypted messaging." ### State Led Initiatives[**^**](#Contents) * [Identity Validation as a Public Sector Digital Service?](https://blog.aniljohn.com/2014/07/identity-validation-as-a-public-sector-digital-service.html) * [EU BLOCKCHAIN OBSERVATORY AND FORUM—Workshop Report e-Identity](https://www.eublockchainforum.eu/sites/default/files/reports/workshop_5_report_-_e-identity.pdf) #### Canada [**^**](#Contents) * [White Paper: Canada’s Digital ID Future - A Federated Approach](https://www.cba.ca/embracing-digital-id-in-canada) * [BCGov Verifiable Organization Network – Impressive Client Demo](https://www.continuumloop.com/bcgov-verifiable-organization-network/) * [Verified Organization Network](https://vonx.io/) [[**G**](https://github.com/bcgov/von)] * "an initiative by the government of British Columbia to create a trusted network of organizational data. It allows organizations to claim credentials that are part of their own digital identity, using a component called [TheOrgBook](https://github.com/bcgov/theorgbook) that lists entities with their associated public verifiable claims." #### Netherlands[**^**](#Contents) * [TU Delft helps develop digital ID for use on your phone](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2018/tu-delft/tu-delft-helps-develop-digital-id-for-use-on-your-phone/) * [Self-Sovereign Identity Systems for Humanitarian Interventions—A Case Study on Protective Cash Transfer Programs](https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:6cdb5450-9a81-47a9-8ffa-f9bd77c72448/datastream/OBJ1/download) * [Deployment of a Blockchain-Based Self-Sovereign Identity - Delft](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1806.01926.pdf) * [TrustChain: A Sybil-resistant scalable blockchain - Presentation](http://msn.iecs.fcu.edu.tw/report/download.php?) * [Dutch Blockchain Coalition](https://www.dutchdigitaldelta.nl/en/blockchain) [[**ϟ**](https://dutchdigitaldelta.nl/uploads/pdf/Dutch-Blockchain-Coalition-action-agenda-ENG.pdf)] #### USA[**^**](#Contents) * [Illinois Blockchain Initiative](https://illinoisblockchain.tech/) — [partners with Evernym to launch birth registration pilot](https://illinoisblockchain.tech/illinois-partners-with-evernym-to-launch-birth-registration-pilot-f2668664f67c) * [U.S. Department of Homeland Security funds four Blockchains](https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/u-s-department-of-homeland-security-funds-four-blockchain-companies-developing-new-cyber-security-technology) #### Spain[**^**](#Contents) * [Alastria](https://alastria.io/) [[**G**](https://github.com/alastria/alastria-identity)] * a non-profit consortium building a national blockchain ecosystem for Spain. The security and veracity of information will be ensured through the identification of natural and legal persons, while at the same time allowing citizens to have control over their personal information in a transparent way following the guidelines set by the European Union. #### Switzerland[**^**](#Contents) * [Zug ID: Exploring the First Publicly Verified Blockchain Identity](https://medium.com/uport/zug-id-exploring-the-first-publicly-verified-blockchain-identity-38bd0ee3702) (uport\ethereum) #### Estonia[**^**](#Contents) * [Estonia National Blockchain-ID](https://e-estonia.com/solutions/e-identity/id-card/) ([**id.ee**](https://www.id.ee/)) * [Estonian Blockchain ID Security Flaw](https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/insights/blogs/cyberlex/estonian-blockchain-based-id-card-security-flaw-raises-issues-about-identity) ### Humanitarian[**^**](#Contents) * [iRespond](https://www.irespond.org/) -international non-profit organization dedicated to solving the identity problem using a unique digital biometric identity solution * [The Humanized Internet](http://www.thehumanizedinternet.org/) — "to defend the rights of vulnerable people, and give every human being worldwide secure, sovereign control over their own digital identity." * [CheapID](http://guptaoption.com/cheapid/) - identity standard designed for use in conflicted environment like those many refugees or disaster victims may find themselves in. * uses [State In A Box - Identity Services Architecture](http://guptaoption.com/4.SIAB-ISA.php) * [World Identity Netowork](https://win.systems/) * Blockchain for Impact [(BFI)-UN]((https://www.pvblic.org/blockchainforimpact)) ![](https://oneworldidentity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/companies.png) 2018 Identity Landsacpe brought to you by: [One World Identity](https://oneworldidentity.com/) — independent advisory and digital strategy consultancy focused on trust and the data economy. ### EU General Data Protection Regulation Act[**^**](#Contents) * [Blockchains and Data Protection in the European Union](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3080322) * [IBM — How blockchain could address five areas associated with GDPR compliance](https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?htmlfid=61014461USEN) * [GDPR - A reflection on the 'self-sovereign identity' and the Blockchain](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gdpr-reflection-self-sovereign-identity-blockchain-nicolas-ameye/) * [GDPR and Privacy by Design, What developers need to know](https://medium.com/@sphereidentity/gdpr-and-privacy-by-design-what-developers-need-to-know-fa5a936da65a) * [Privacy by Design The 7 Foundational Principles](https://www.ipc.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/Resources/7foundationalprinciples.pdf) * [When GDPR Becomes Real, and Blockchain is no longer fairydust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/gdpr.md) * [Self-Sovereign Privacy By Design](https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/protocol/blob/master/self_sovereign_privacy_by_design_v1.md) * [Is Self-Sovereign Identity the ultimate GDPR compliance tool? [1\3]](https://medium.com/evernym/is-self-sovereign-identity-ssi-the-ultimate-gdpr-compliance-tool-9d8110752f89) [[**2**](https://medium.com/evernym/is-self-sovereign-identity-ssi-the-ultimate-gdpr-compliance-tool-40db94c1c437)] [[**3**](https://medium.com/evernym/is-self-sovereign-identity-ssi-the-ultimate-gdpr-compliance-tool-7296a3b07769)] ### Reports[**^**](#Contents) * [EU BLOCKCHAIN OBSERVATORY AND FORUM — Workshop Report — e-Identity, Brussels, November 7, 2018](https://www.eublockchainforum.eu/sites/default/files/reports/workshop_5_report_-_e-identity.pdf) * [A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Identity Management Utility Sovrin](https://dutchblockchaincoalition.org/uploads/pdf/Blockchain-Sovrin-rapport.pdf) * [How Blockchain Revolutionizes Identity Management](https://www.accenture-insights.nl/en-us/articles/how-blockchain-will-revolutionize-identity-management) * [Digital Identity: the current state of affairs](https://www.bbvaresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Digital-Identity_the-current-state-of-affairs.pdf) * [Blockchain: Evolving Decentralized Identity Design](https://www.gartner.com/doc/3834863/blockchain-evolving-decentralized-identity-design) * [White Paper: Canada’s Digital ID Future - A Federated Approach](https://www.cba.ca/embracing-digital-id-in-canada) * [IDENTITY MATTERS](https://cboxxtest.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/cboxxidentitymatters04.pdf) * [Accenture: ID2020: DIGITAL IDENTITY with Blockchain and Biometrics](https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-blockchain-id2020) * [Privacy-Preserving Authentication, Another Reason to Care about Zero-Knowledge Proofs —slideshare](https://www.slideshare.net/eralcnoslen/privacypreserving-authentication-another-reason-to-care-about-zeroknowledge-proofs) * [r3- Identity in Depth](https://www.r3.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Identity_indepth_r3.pdf) * [Global Blockchain Identity Management Market 2018-2022](https://www.technavio.com/report/global-blockchain-identity-management-market-analysis-share-2018) * [A Comprehensive Guide to Self Sovereign Identity](https://ssiscoop.com/) - by Kaliya ['Identity Woman'](https://twitter.com/IdentityWoman) Young and [Heather Vescent](https://twitter.com/heathervescent) ### Assorted Thoughts * [Decentralized Identity Trilemma](http://maciek.blog/decentralized-identity-trilemma/) >There seems to exist a trilemma in decentralized identity analogous to @Zooko's triangle. None of the existing solutions are at the same time: 1) privacy-preserving, 2) Sybil-resistant 3) self-sovereign -[[**T**](https://twitter.com/MaciekLaskus/status/1031859093072424960)] * [Maciek Laskus ϟ BLOCKWALKS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAgJpQfQXxs) (video) * "[I designed](https://twitter.com/MaciekLaskus/status/1066780557906976768) an algorithm that mapped out people working on identity using Twitter data:" [Identity list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hBBVA0-jqmRRZ_JFQ8HEck9tFub7crsqRzlBZWf01xg/edit?usp=sharing) * [Proof of Thought (PoT)](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4459113.0) * [Queer Privacy](https://leanpub.com/queerprivacy) >Stories about using the Internet as a tool to find out more about yourself, and as a tool to express and empower; about the dangers of Internet censorship and about the practical realities of maintaining multiple distinct digital identities. * [@SarahJamieLewis Twitter thread on Identity](https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/1041043532654542848) >Any technology which relies on the existence of, or attempts to create a, global, unique identity is oppressive by design. Stop" innovating" oppressive structures. ### Research-Papers[**^**](#Contents) * [Establishing Identity Without Certification Authorities](http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/~yingdi/pub/papers/Ellison-OldFriend-USENIX-Security-1996.pdf) * [A First Look at Identity Management Schemes on the Blockchain](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1801.03294.pdf) * [ChainAnchor — Anonymous Identities for Permissioned Blokchains](http://connection.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2014/12/Anonymous-Identities-for-Permissioned-Blockchains2.pdf) * [Decentralizing Privacy: Using Blockchain to Protect Personal Data](http://web.media.mit.edu/~guyzys/data/ZNP15.pdf) * [TOWARDS SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY](http://essay.utwente.nl/71274/) * [Self-sovereign Identity – Opportunities and Challenges for the Digital Revolution](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1712.01767.pdf) * [The Knowledge Complexity Of Interactive Proofs](http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.419.8132&) * [A Conceptual Analysis on Sovrin](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323144927_A_Conceptual_Analysis_on_Sovrin) * [Blockchain for Identity Management](https://www.cs.bgu.ac.il/~frankel/TechnicalReports/2016/16-02.pdf) - Details early efforts towards Blockchain-ID * [Evernym Research Collection *2016 Archive*](https://web.archive.org/web/20170206161655/http://www.evernym.com/our-research/) ### Video[**^**](#Contents) * [SSI Meetup Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqSTlKdbbCM1muGOhDa3Og) * [The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RllH91rcFdE&feature=youtu.be&t=4m30s) * [Is Blockchain the Future of Digital Identity?](https://youtu.be/Aub5dNpj2_k) -CB Insights * [Identity and Blockchain Technology](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aub5dNpj2_k) * [Phil Windley on the Sovrin Network](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxQUL2ztFi8) * [Decentralized Identifiers enable self-sovereign identity - MyData 2018](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsIM0zq37fU) * [eIDAS and Self-Sovereign Identity - MyData 2018](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHa175AEVVs) * [uPort: Self-Sovereign Identity Meets Portable Data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBIragrwqYc) * [MyData Global Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBkx-XKa1gOr71fyCrJPfg) * [Phil Windley on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/windley/videos) * [Internet of Agreements Conference on Identity](https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/identity/home) ### Slideshare * [Identiverse](https://www.slideshare.net/Identiverse/presentations) * [SSI Meetup](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/presentations/) * [ChristopherA](https://www.slideshare.net/ChristopherA/presentations) ### Podcasts[**^**](#Contents) * [State of Identity](https://oneworldidentity.com/podcasts/) * [Analytics Neat—Episode 37: What is a Decentralized Identity (DID)?](https://player.fm/series/analytics-neat/episode-37-what-is-a-decentralized-identity-did) * [State Change #41 Unpacking Digital Identity](https://media.consensys.net/state-change-41-unpacking-digital-identity-christian-lundkvist-stephen-wilson-4fb5a75eb6ed) * [MyData Podcast](https://mydata.org/podcast/) ### Sources[**^**](#Contents) * [/awesome-sovrin](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/tree/master/awesome-sovrin) * [IIW-Wiki](http://iiw.idcommons.net/Main_Page) * [wiki.idcommons.net](http://wiki.idcommons.net/Main_Page) * [/WebOfTrustInfo](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/) * [/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity](https://github.com/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity) * [/blockchain-id.toml](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/blob/master/blockchain-id.toml) * [identitywoman.net](https://identitywoman.net/) * [windley.com/tags/identity](http://www.windley.com/tags/identity.shtml) --- #### Brought to you by The [Crypto Library](crypt0library.net)—[Super Source](https://github.com/infominer33/Crypto-library) BTC— 1GvkjHtiy9LUjVkStnEAXxjhcoS56aCokY ![](http://imgur.com/yXLLm9Bl.png) DOGE— DSzMxfABB8EwKiumzV7YHhS7HTvWAyM7QF ![](https://i.imgur.com/0zBLoUP.png) [0/ “Self-Sovereign Identity: A Progress Report”…
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