--- title: Ecosystem Overview description: A high level view of the Verifiable Credentials ecosystem. permalink: /ecosystem/ 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 --- **Note to reader** **This is a Work in Progress, and should not be taken as authoritative or comprehensive.** _Internal Links in Italic_ {: .notice--info} ## 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/)