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![](https://www.evernym.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logo-large.png)

[Website](https://sovrin.org/) • [Forum](https://forum.sovrin.org/) • [Chat](https://chat.sovrin.org/) • [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SovrinID) • [GitHub](https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/sovrin) • [Telegram](https://t.me/sovrin_foundation) • [Sovrin Library](https://sovrin.org/library/)

## Main
* [Getting Started with Sovrin](https://sovrin.org/library/getting-started-with-sovrin/)
* [Phil Windley on the Sovrin Network](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxQUL2ztFi8)
* [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) [[**ϟ**](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/AnonCred-RWC.pdf)]
* [Sovrin Status Twitter](https://twitter.com/sovrin_status)

## About
* [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
  > LONDON, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Evernym, Inc. announced today at the Ctrl-Shift Personal Information Economy conference that it has donated the intellectual property for the Sovrin Identity Network—the world's first and only dedicated self-sovereign identity platform—to a newly-formed nonprofit organization. The Sovrin Foundation, which is run by a group of internationally recognized identity experts, has a mission to empower everyone with a digital identity which they fully own and control.
* [Sovrin Foundation Releases World’s First Public Distributed Ledger for Self-Sovereign Identity](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/14/1121456/0/en/Sovrin-Foundation-Releases-World-s-First-Public-Distributed-Ledger-for-Self-Sovereign-Identity.html)
  > Salt Lake City, Sept. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sovrin Foundation announced the launch of the provisional Sovrin Network, the world's first truly self-sovereign digital identity system. The Sovrin Network operates on a distributed ledger -- technology sometimes referred to as a blockchain -- built from the ground up for this purpose.
* [Giving people the privacy protection they need in the coming decade](https://sovrin.org/gdpr-paper/)
  > Sovrin Foundation makes the case that self-sovereign identity is the most flexible system for handling data privacy as regulations are adopted in different jurisdictions and evolve to meet changing local needs over the next decade. The paper examines how GDPR applies to participants in a blockchain network and addresses recent guidance from EU regulators and the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés.
  > * [Innovation Meets ComplianceData Privacy Regulation and Distributed Ledger Technology](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/GDPR-Paper_V1.pdf)
* [Sovrin Foundation, Ontology and Evernym Collaborate on Interoperable Decentralized Identity Networks](https://medium.com/ontologynetwork/blockchain-identity-experts-ontology-evernym-and-the-sovrin-foundation-reach-an-agreement-on-68974ae50bb2)[[**ϟ**](https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/10/23/1625715/0/en/Sovrin-Foundation-Ontology-and-Evernym-Collaborate-on-Interoperable-Decentralized-Identity-Networks.html)]

{% include video id="305420834" provider="vimeo" %}

[The Sovrin Network- Making Self-Sovereign Identity a Reality](https://vimeo.com/305420834) from [Sovrin Foundation](https://vimeo.com/sovrinfoundation).

## Literature

* [Library - Sovrin](https://sovrin.org/library/)
  * [Distributed ledger identification systems in the humanitarian sector](https://sovrin.org/dlt-identity-humanitarian-sector/) *By Aiden Slavin* *August 2019*
    > Commissioned by the I4A Council and the Sovrin Foundation, this report examines identification management systems in the humanitarian sector that use distributed ledger technology (DLT).
  * [How DIDs, Keys, Credentials, and Agents Work in Sovrin](https://sovrin.org/library/how-dids-keys-credentials-and-agents-work-in-sovrin/) *By Daniel Hardman* April 2018
    > This document shows how low-level building blocks of the Sovrin ecosystem function in a practical real-world scenario where key management concerns matter deeply. It also introduces some notation and terminology. It makes heavy use of concepts described in the formal sequence diagrams and exposition from DKMS Design and Architecture V2.
  * [Inevitable Rise of Self-Sovereign Identity](https://sovrin.org/library/inevitable-rise-of-self-sovereign-identity/) September 2016
    > Why Sovrin represents the solution to identity challenges. This whitepaper explains why the Internet does not currently have an identity layer and how the emergence of distributed ledger technology (DLT) finally makes one possible.
  * [Sovrin: Digital Identities in the Blockchain Era](https://sovrin.org/library/sovrin-digital-identities-in-the-blockchain-era/) *By Dmitry Khovratovich and Jason Law* December 2016
    > This is the original paper that describes the core ideas behind the Sovrin Network and how they implement self-sovereign identity at a global scale.
  * [How Sovrin Works](https://sovrin.org/library/how-sovrin-works/) *By Phillip J. Windley* October 2016
    > Sovrin is an open-source identity network built on distributed ledger technology. Sovrin is public and permissioned. Public means everyone can use it. Permissioned means that the network nodes that ensure consensus of transactions on the ledger are governed, in this case by the nonprofit ​Sovrin Foundation​. Some illustrated practical examples of key Sovrin features in action.
  * [Sovrin Network: What Goes on the Ledger?](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/What-Goes-On-The-Ledger.pdf) *By Andrew Tobin*
    > A white paper from Evernym in cooperation with the Sovrin Foundation. An overview of what is on the Sovrin Network distributed ledger and why.September 2018
  * [On Guardianship in Self-Sovereign Identity](https://sovrin.org/library/guardianship-white-paper/) *By Sovrin Guardianship Task Force* *November 2019*
    > This report explores why digital guardianship is a core principle in the Sovrin Governance Framework and a core feature of the Sovrin Network and other SSI architectures.
  * [Sovrin: A Protocol and Token for Self-Sovereign Identity and Decentralized Trust](https://sovrin.org/library/sovrin-protocol-and-token-white-paper/)
    > A comprehensive, highly readable 40 page paper describing the complete Sovrin ecosystem, including the problems Sovrin is designed to solve; why it is designed to be a global public utility; how the overall architecture is designed for for resilience, privacy and scalability; the markets it is expected to impact.January 2018
  * [What if I lose my phone?](https://sovrin.org/library/lost-phone) *By Daniel Hardman*
    > What happens when my device is stolen? What happens if I forget my private key? What happens when my private keys are compromised or lost? This document will explore multiple scenarios when an identity holder loses control of their cloud agent through theft, hack or forgetfulness.March 2019
  * [Sovrin Governance Framework (formerly the Sovrin Trust Framework)](https://sovrin.org/sovrin-governance-framework/)
    > The constitution of the Sovrin Network—specifies the business, legal, and technical policies governing Sovrin as a global public utility.**The Sovrin Governance Framework V2 is now in public review—[see this page](https://sovrin.org/sovrin-governance-framework/).**The original Sovrin Provisional Trust Framework was published on 28 Jun 2017.
  * [Getting Started with Sovrin](https://sovrin.org/library/getting-started-with-sovrin/)
    > A technical orientation guide using the Sovrin Command Line Interface.
  * [Steward Agreement](https://sovrin.org/library/steward-agreement/)
    > The current agreement in force between the Sovrin Foundation and the trusted organizations operating validator nodes on the Sovrin network.**The new Sovrin Steward Agreement is now in public review—[see this page](https://sovrin.org/sovrin-governance-framework/).**The current Sovrin Steward Agreement was published on 28 Jun 2017.
  * [Sovrin Glossary](https://sovrin.org/library/glossary/)
    > Defines 254 terms used in self-sovereign identity infrastructure. This is the official glossary used by all documents in the [Sovrin Governance Framework](https://sovrin.org/governance-framework/)—it was most recently approved by the Sovrin Board of Trustees on 04 December 2019. Includes [eight illustrated appendices](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gfIz5TT0cNp2kxGMLFXr19x1uoZsruUe_0glHst2fZ8/edit?pli=1#heading=h.4tum49dbq7jq) (33 pages) that describe core terms in detail.

### Phil Windley

* [windley.com/tags/sovrin](http://www.windley.com/tags/sovrin)
* [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)


### EU General Data Protection Regulation Act

* [Digital Identity Management in the Context of GDPR & Sovrin —Why Data Privacy Matters & How to Protect It](https://blog.tykn.tech/digital-identity-management-in-the-context-of-gdpr-sovrin-43028247378b)
* [Implementing Privacy by Design in Hyperledger Indy](https://www.infoq.com/news/2018/09/Hyperledger-Indy-Privacy)
* [Self-Sovereign Privacy By Design](https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/protocol/blob/master/self_sovereign_privacy_by_design_v1.md)
* [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)
* [Privacy by Design in Hyperledger Indy](https://www.hyperledger.org/blog/2018/09/12/privacy-by-design-in-hyperledger-indy)

### Research Papers
* [A Conceptual Analysis on Sovrin](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323144927_A_Conceptual_Analysis_on_Sovrin)
* [Matching Identity Management Solutions to Self Sovereign Identity Solutions](https://www.slideshare.net/TommyKoens/matching-identity-management-solutions-to-selfsovereign-identity-principles)
* [A First Look at Identity Management Schemes on the Blockchain](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1801.03294.pdf)


### Reports
* [A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Identity Management Utility Sovrin](https://dutchblockchaincoalition.org/uploads/pdf/Blockchain-Sovrin-rapport.pdf)
* [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)
* [A position paper on blockchain enabled identity and the road ahead—Identity Working Group of the German Blockchain Association](https://www.bundesblock.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ssi-paper.pdf)

## Sovrin Stewards

The Sovrin ledger is operated by Stewards, trusted organizations within the ecosystem who have agreed to abide by the requirements in the [Sovrin Trust Framework](https://sovrin.org/library/sovrin-governance-framework/) and are responsible for operation the nodes that maintain the Sovrin distributed ledger.

Stewards also, as a group, accept or reject any changes to the ledger-specific portions of the Sovrin open source code by virtue of that role. They thus provide a counterbalance to the Sovrin architects who maintain the Indy code base.

### Founding Stewards

#### [Amihan Global Strategies](https://amihan.net/) 

> Our mission is to steer companies into the digital future. As a digital transformation partner, we utilize technology to help our customers seize opportunities and deliver new levels of customer engagement.

* [BLOCKCHAIN PIONEER AMIHAN GLOBAL STRATEGIES JOINS SOVRIN NETWORK AS A FOUNDING STEWARD](https://amihan.net/2018/06/20/blockchain-pioneer-amihan-global-strategies-joins-sovrin-network-as-a-founding-steward/)
  > Well-known for its leadership in ASEAN blockchain innovation, Amihan’s key blockchain initiatives include a partnership with the Bankers Association of the Philippines.

#### [Attinad Software](http://attinadsoftware.com/) 

> We are leaders in providing consultation and implementation of Digital Solutions and the Transformation services for various verticals with a holistic approach. [...] We offer services ranging from Digital Strategy and Consulting to Design, Application development, Implementation, Maintenance and System Integration. 

* [Sovrin Foundation names Attinad Software Founding Steward](https://sovrin.org/sovrin-foundation-names-attinad-software-founding-steward/)
  > Attinad Software in 2015 was ranked number six on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2015, which ranks the top 50 fastest growing technology companies in the country. Attinad Software provides enterprises with emerging technology solutions like Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud, and IoT stack (SMACT).

#### [ATB Financial](http://www.atb.com/Pages/default.aspx) 

> Today, more than 5,000 team members serve over 773,000 customers in 245 Alberta communities. Just like our clients, we're Albertans and we work beside them in their communities through a network of more than 300 locations across Alberta.

* [Canada’s ATB Financial joins Sovrin network as a founding steward](https://blog.sovrin.org/canadas-atb-financial-joins-sovrin-network-as-a-founding-steward-9d5ffc9d3fcd)
  > As a Sovrin steward, ATB will be an active contributor of intellectual and infrastructure resources. This includes dedicating hardware, security and network capacity to assist in the operation of the Sovrin identity network

#### [BakerHostetler](https://www.bakerlaw.com/) 

> BakerHostetler, one of the nation’s largest law firms, represents clients around the globe. 

* [Law firm BakerHostetler joins the Sovrin Network](https://blog.sovrin.org/law-firm-bakerhostetler-joins-the-sovrin-network-344eb7c22252)
  > With more than 900 attorneys located in 14 offices coast to coast, BakerHostetler helps clients around the world address their most complex business and regulatory issues.

#### [Cisco](https://www.cisco.com/) 

* [The Sovrin Foundation Names Cisco Founding Steward](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/06/21/1527830/0/en/The-Sovrin-Foundation-Names-Cisco-Founding-Steward.html)
  > The Sovrin Foundation announced the addition of Cisco as a founding Steward. In that role, Cisco will operate and maintain a validator node tasked with ensuring the availability and integrity of the world’s first distributed ledger purpose-built for self-sovereign identity, which comprises the Sovrin Network’s core.

#### [Crypto Valley Association](https://cryptovalley.swiss/) 

> We support and connect startups and established enterprises through policy recommendations, projects across verticals, initiating and enabling research, and organizing conferences, hackathons, and other industry events.

* [The Crypto Valley Association partners with the Sovrin Foundation to find new ways to help manage digital identities](https://cryptovalley.swiss/the-crypto-valley-association-partners-with-the-sovrin-foundation-to-find-new-ways-to-help-manage-digital-identities/)
  > In particular, the dedicated server running Sovrin’s node is hosted in the HLSU’s award winning Data Centre facility in Lucerne and is operated jointly by the experts of HSLU’s Department of Informatics and Luxoft.

#### [Datum](https://datum.org/) 

> The Datum network allows anyone to store structured data securely in
a decentralized way on a smart contract blockchain. The DAT smart token
enables optional selling and buying of stored data while enforcing data usage rules as set by the data owner.

* [Sovrin Foundation names Datum Founding Steward](https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2018/06/12/1520658/0/en/Sovrin-Foundation-names-Datum-Founding-Steward.html)
  > As a Steward, Datum will collaborate with other Sovrin Stewards to create, operate and maintain the foundation’s self-sovereign identity network.

#### [Desert Financial Credit Union](https://www.desertschools.org/business) 

> At Desert Financial, we’ve helped over 10,000 Arizona business leaders create a plan to grow their business and bank with ease; that’s how you know you’re in good company when you partner with us! 

* [Desert Financial Credit Union Supports Identity for All by Becoming a Premium Donor of the Sovrin Foundation](https://sovrin.org/desert-financial-credit-union-supports-identity-for-all-by-becoming-a-premium-donor-of-the-sovrin-foundation/) [press](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/27/1773987/0/en/The-Sovrin-Foundation-launches-the-Sovrin-Alliance-a-global-collaborative-for-developing-digital-identity.html)
  > “We are beyond grateful for their generosity because their donation allows the Foundation to continue to administer the essential governance framework for an SSI meta-system, coordinate development efforts, expand the community, and advocate for self-sovereign identity around the world. We deeply appreciate their dedication to our mission.”

#### [Digicert](https://www.digicert.com/) 

> in 2003, our founders started DigiCert with the belief that internet security could be human and easy.

* [DigiCert Joins the Sovrin Foundation as a Founding Steward](https://www.digicert.com/news/pr/digicert-joins-sovrin-foundation-as-founding-steward/)
  > “At DigiCert, we have spent nearly two decades as a public certificate authority, and recently for connected devices, refining our processes and improving industry standards for providing scalable encryption and authentication,” said DigiCert Chief Technology Officer Dan Timpson. 

#### [Digital Bazaar](https://digitalbazaar.com/) 

> We pioneer payment, identity, and credential technologies that will power the next generation Web. We have been heavily involved in Web standards for over a decade, participate in cutting edge research and development, and contribute to the open source community. 

* [Founding Steward and Technical Governance Board](https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/)
  > Digital Bazaar is a founding steward for the Sovrin Network and I use my knowledge of international standards and identity and blockchain technology to advise the foundation on their technical, operational, and security strategy.

#### [Evernym](https://www.evernym.com/) 

> Evernym was founded in 2013 to solve the digital identity crisis. We envisioned a world where consumers are in complete control of their digital identity, where privacy is a basic human right, and where consumers and organizations can foster a new relationship rooted in trust.

* [Launching the Sovrin Network](https://www.windley.com/archives/2017/07/launching_the_sovrin_network.shtml)
  > I'm grateful to everyone who has worked hard for this day. Thanks especially to Timothy Ruff, Jason Law, and everyone at Evernym for their dedication and hard work. Thanks to the Sovrin Trustees and Technical Governance Board. I'm also grateful to the founding stewards who have made this possible.

#### [Finicity](https://www.finicity.com/) 

> our team set out to reimagine how technology could help people use their financial data. Our goal? To give people simple, accurate, and rapid insights so they can make better financial decisions.

* [FINICITY JOINS THE SOVRIN FOUNDATION AS A FOUNDING STEWARD](https://www.finicity.com/finicity-joins-sovrin-foundation-founding-steward/)
  > As a Steward, Finicity will actively contribute intellectual and infrastructure resources to the Sovrin Network

#### [InfoCert](https://infocert.digital/) 

> Our solid institutional roots and strong focus on European regulatory compliance mean we can create a Digital Champion of Trust, able to serve customers with our local companies.

* [InfoCert joins Sovrin Network, the first distributed digital identity system based on blockchain technology](https://infocert.digital/infocert-joins-sovrin-network-the-first-distributed-digital-identity-system-based-on-blockchain-technology/)
  > InfoCert is one of the founding members of the Foundation, as well as the first Certification Authority to join the project.

#### [lab10 collective](https://lab10.coop/en/) 

> Together we combine technology and beautiful interfaces to provide cutting-edge solutions to the global climate crisis. We utilize privacy by design principles for human data and open data principles for machine data accompanied by cryptography, open-source software and decentralized technologies to drive us towards our vision.

* [ARTIS: the genesis](https://lab10.coop/blog/artis-the-genesis/)
  > we have become founding member of the MyData movement, signed an agreement with the Sovrin foundation for becoming a Sovrin Steward (meaning: having the privilege to run a validator node for their PoA blockchain) and attended the recent Internet Identity Workshop in Mountain View, California.
  
#### [Perkins Cole](https://www.perkinscoie.com/) 

> Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. 

* [Perkins Coie Selected as a Founding Steward in Self-Sovereign Identity Network](https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/news-insights/perkins-coie-selected-as-a-founding-steward-in-self-sovereign.html)
  > “Our involvement in this initiative and others, including the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, shows our continued position at the forefront of new, emerging technologies, and we look forward to supporting Sovrin as the SSI network grows and matures.”

#### [SICPA](https://www.sicpa.com/) 

> Throughout its history, SICPA has dedicated itself to helping governments, central banks, high-security printers and industry find comprehensive solutions to widespread security issues.

* [SICPA becomes founding steward of SOVRIN network](https://www.sicpa.com/news/sicpa-becomes-founding-steward-sovrin-network)
  > SICPA brings seventy years of commitment to enabling trust, into a groundbreaking, non-profit and independent initiative to build and secure digital identities.

#### [SITA](https://www.sita.aero/) 

> Nearly every passenger flight relies on SITA technology. We work with our air transport owners and members  to provide technology solutions that make a difference at a community level.

* [Sovrin Foundation names SITA a Founding Steward](https://www.sita.aero/pressroom/news-releases/sovrin-foundation-names-sita-a-founding-steward)
  > In its role as a Founding Steward, air transport technology provider SITA, will collaborate with the Sovrin Foundation and other Sovrin Stewards to create, operate and maintain the foundation’s decentralized digital identity network.

#### [Spark New Zealand](http://www.sparknz.co.nz/) 


> Spark’s success is dependent on customers in one key market: New Zealand. That's why we're passionate about using technology to be truly useful to our customers, helping make our country better and enriching the lives of all New Zealanders.

* [Spark New Zealand joins global network to develop digital self-sovereign identity](https://www.sparknz.co.nz/news/Spark_joins_global_network_to_develop_digital_self-sovereign_identity/)
  > Spark is the first organisation in New Zealand or Australia, and one of only three telecommunications-based companies globally, to become a Sovrin Steward.

#### [Swisscom Blockchain](https://blockchain.swisscom.com/)

> We design, build, run, and host distributed ledger solutions for companies. 

* [The Sovrin Foundation Welcomes Four New Founding Stewards](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/11/26/1656593/0/en/The-Sovrin-Foundation-Welcomes-Four-New-Founding-Stewards.html)
  > These organizations are dedicated to enabling self-sovereign identity for all and join a diverse ecosystem of more than 50 others around the world that help support the operation of the Sovrin Network

#### [T-Labs](https://laboratories.telekom.com/) 

> T-Labs is the R&D unit of Deutsche Telekom and is in a close partnership with the Technische Universität Berlin. At its sites in Berlin, Darmstadt, Beer Sheva, Budapest and Vienna, T-Labs sits amongst a world-class host of universities, startups, investors, research institutes and corporate innovation hubs to jointly shape the future of communication services.

* [Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs) joins Sovrin Network as a founding steward](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/02/16/1357311/0/en/Telekom-Innovation-Laboratories-T-Labs-joins-Sovrin-Network-as-a-founding-steward.html)
  > T-Labs will dedicate hardware, security and network capacity to assist in the operation of the Sovrin identity network, which uses distributed ledger technology to provide the Internet with a long-missing identity layer.

#### [Tykn](https://tykn.tech/) 

* [Tykn as new Founding Steward of Sovrin’s Trust Framework](https://tykn.tech/tykn-as-new-founding-steward-of-sovrins-trust-framework/)
  > Tykn can proudly announce the position of Founding Steward in the Sovrin Network, world’s first self-sovereign identity (SSI) network. The Sovrin Foundation is a private-sector non-profit that works internationally in the realm of human digital governance by setting up a trust framework necessary to ensure the integrity of the network.

#### [Veridium](https://veridiumid.com/)

> Our continuous innovation is important to us. We have 50 patents granted and 69 more are pending across over 20 countries, for car access, wearables, UBA and more.
> 
> We support the following standards:
> 
> - IEEE 2410 (2015, 2017, 2019)
> - IEEE2418-6
> - ISO SC 27/WG5
> - W3C Dencentralized Identifiers
> - W3C Verifiable Credentials
> 
> We have achieved the following certifications: 
> 
> - FIDO 2.0
> - FIPS 140-2
> - iBeta (including DEA)
> - Citrix Ready
> - RENIEC

* [Veridium Named Founding Steward of the Sovrin Network](https://veridiumid.com/press/veridium-named-founding-steward-of-the-sovrin-network/)
  > Stewards dedicate hardware, network capacity, and security resources to the task of validating the digital signatures of verifiable claims that are exchanged across the Sovrin Network.

#### [Vimsa](https://www.visma.com/) (was: [European Business Process Institute](https://ebpi.nl/en/home/))

> Visma delivers software that simplifies and digitises core business processes in the private and public sector. With presence across the entire Nordic region along with Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America, we are one of Europe’s leading software companies.

* [European Business Process Institute becomes Visma Connect](https://www.visma.com/press-releases/visma-connect/)
  > Visma has acquired European Business Process Institute (EBPI), a specialist in qualified information chains in the Netherlands. EBPI will go under the name Visma Connect, strengthening Visma's position in governmental and financial services in the Dutch market.

* [Sovrin welcomes EBPI, lab10 collective, Spark, and Swisscom Blockchain as Founding Stewards](https://sovrin.org/sovrin-welcomes-ebpi-lab10-collective-spark-and-swisscom-blockchain-as-founding-stewards/)
  > We’re excited to welcome the European Business Process Institute (EBPI), lab10 collective, Spark, and Swisscom Blockchain as Founding Stewards. 

### Other Sovrin Stewards 
#### [Aalto University](http://www.aalto.fi/en/) 

> Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We build a sustainable future by creating novel solutions to major global challenges. We value responsibility, courage, and collaboration.

* [Sovrin Foundation and Finland’s TrustNet Join Forces to Build a Trust Network for Distributed Personal Data Management](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/07/1114317/0/en/Sovrin-Foundation-and-Finland-s-TrustNet-Join-Forces-to-Build-a-Trust-Network-for-Distributed-Personal-Data-Management.html)
  > The project is a result of various discussions and efforts driven via MyData Alliance member meetings over 2016-2017 and is funded by Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation. Project starts in October 2017 with overall duration of 18 months. Public governance is actively tracking the project through their broad participation in steering of the project.

#### [Absa Group Limited](https://www.absa.africa/absaafrica/) 

> Our banks are in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. In addition, we have offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. We have an international presence in London, operating as Absa Securities UK, and a representative office in New York.    

* [Newest Steward is the first African bank to join Sovrin Foundation](https://sovrin.org/newest-steward-is-the-first-african-bank-to-join-sovrin-foundation/)
  > Absa Group is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups with presence in 12 countries on the continent and with more than 42,000 employees. It offers products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.

#### [ARTiFACTS](https://artifacts.ai/) 

> A huge amount of research is not accessible. There are no reliable ways of identifying the source or provenance of research outputs. ARTiFACTS enables researchers to create an immutable record of their outputs so they can be securely shared – expanding access to vital information and accelerating discovery.

* [ARTiFACTS Joins Sovrin Foundation to Support Decentralized Digital Identity Network](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/06/19/1526639/0/en/ARTiFACTS-Joins-Sovrin-Foundation-to-Support-Decentralized-Digital-Identity-Network.html)
  > As a Steward, ARTiFACTS will collaborate with other Sovrin Stewards and members of the scholarly research community to leverage the foundation’s digital identity protocol.

#### [Best Innovation Group](http://www.big-fintech.com/) 

> Best Innovation Group, Inc is a technology innovation and development company catering to the financial industry. We invite you to join the hundreds of financial institutions that have already worked with our team of experts in designing technology solutions to fit their growing needs.

#### [Certisign](http://www.certisign.com.br/) 

> Certisign is a pioneer and the largest Certification Authority in Brazil. For more than two decades, it has made it possible for services to be carried out online, providing companies with agility, cost reduction and sustainability and, consequently, giving people more time and money to do what really matters.

#### [CULedger](http://culedger.com/) 

> In working through a national consortium made up of credit unions and trusted industry investors, CULedger has pioneered new developments related to global self-sovereign decentralized identity, MemberPassTM, that will further enhance the trust credit unions have with their members.

* [CULedger selected by Sovrin Foundation as a steward](https://www.cuinsight.com/press-release/culedger-selected-by-sovrin-foundation-as-a-steward)
  > As a Steward, CULedger will play a pivotal role in creating, operating and maintaining Sovrin’s decentralized, permissioned digital identity network. 

#### [Danube Tech](https://danubetech.com/) 

> Grown out of a background of Internet freedom activism and grassroots hacker culture, we continue to explore digital developments at the edge of important political and social questions. We contribute to ongoing discourse about anonymity vs. veronymity, centralization vs. decentralization, as well as sovereign and user-centric digital identity.

#### [estatus AG](https://esatus.com/?lang=en) 

> esatus AG is a medium-sized IT consulting company that was founded in 1999. The headquarter is located in Langen (Hessen). According to the company’s mission “Enforcing Information Security”, we are the qualified, experienced and flexible partner for consulting projects around the topic of Information Security, in particular for Identity & Access Governance, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and IT Security. 

* [Self SSI](https://self-ssi.com/en/) 
  > SeLF allows you to integrate the Self-Sovereign Identity into your infrastructure without modifying your legacy IT-applications, directories or management systems. SSI credential-based access rules (CrBAC) transform the new technology into authentication and authorization objects that can be synchronized and used by conventional technologies like SAML or LDAP.

#### [First Education Credit Union](https://www.firstedfcu.com/) 

> Knowing the future starts today, we use our financial knowledge to educate and encourage our members to make smart, well-informed choices about their finances—and about their financial future, too!

#### [IBM](https://www.ibm.com) 

* [Stweard Spotlight IBM](https://sovrin.org/steward-spotlight-ibm/)
  > IBM is among the world’s biggest contributors to open blockchain development and has a long history of research and innovation in emerging technologies. That is why it may come as no surprise that the company is among Sovrin’s Stewards.

#### [iRespond](https://irespond.org/) 

> Our Story - Deployed in seven countries in SE Asia and Africa, iRespond is working with global NGOs, governmental agencies, and leading organizations in the Healthcare, Clinical Trials and Protection sectors to help bring the invisibles out of the shadows.

* [Use case spotlight: iRespond, using Sovrin to provide NGOs with trusted digital identity systems](https://sovrin.org/use-case-spotlight-irespond-using-sovrin-to-provide-ngos-with-trusted-digital-identity-systems/)
  > iRespond is an international nonprofit dedicated to solving these identity problems by using a digital biometric identity solution based on iris scans. The solution guarantees anonymity and confidentiality, essential to building trust between researchers and their subjects; and NGOs and the populations they serve.

#### [KYC Chain](https://kyc-chain.com/) 

> KYC-Chain is a compliance dashboard and whitelabel customer on-boarding portal enabling companies to perform due diligence on their customers in accordance with CDD/AML/KYC requirements.

#### [OAS Staff Federal Credit Union](https://www.oasfcu.org/en/default.asp) 

> We started in 1962 serving the employees of the Organization of American States (OAS). Over the years, we have grown to serve more than 6,500 members worldwide, and now hold over $218 million in assets. We have expanded our field of membership and now fulfill the financial needs of employees and members of more than 25 organizations, including the National Geographic Society, after a merge with their Credit Union in August 1, 2018.

#### [ProSapien](https://www.prosapien.com/) 

> ProSapien offers research and development services in a unique mix of advanced computational intelligence related technologies.
> 
> ProSapien’s founder and principle engineer is Samuel M. Smith. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1991. He spent 10 years in academia at Florida Atlantic University, eventually reaching full professor status. He has over 100 refereed publications in the areas of automated reasoning, autonomous vehicles, and distributed systems as well as raising over $20 million in career sponsored research primarily in autonomous systems.  His specialty is automated reasoning, reinforcement learning, computational intelligence, and distributed systems.

#### [Qiy Foundation](https://www.qiyfoundation.org/) 

> The Qiy Scheme Rulebook consists of a set of documents concerning governance, legal and technical issues. The evolution of the rules is a dynamic and continuous process.
> 
> The Qiy Scheme is an open standard. Therefore we invite everyone to join the process of improving the rules and regulations.

* [DigitalMe offers Sovrin based services](https://digital-me.nl/infrastructure/sovrin-distributed-ledger/)
  > The combination of Qiy Trust Network (streaming data) and Sovrin Distributed Ledger (blockchain) brings trust in the relation between individuals and organisations in a secure and fast way.

#### [Royal Credit Union](https://www.rcu.org/) 

> We are Royal Credit Union, a not-for-profit credit union committed to making a positive impact in the lives we touch. We've been providing financial solutions and trusted advice to our Members for more than 50 years.

#### [The City of Osmio](https://osmio.ch/) 

> Certification authorities, when built and managed properly, can bring security and trust to online spaces. The City of Osmio brings duly constituted public authority to the CA role.

#### [TNO](https://www.tno.nl/en/) 

> TNO connects people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the sustainable competitive strength of industry and well-being of society. This is our mission and it is what drives us, the 2,600 professionals at TNO, in our work every day.

* [TNO APPROVED AS SOVRIN STEWARD](https://www.tno.nl/en/about-tno/news/2018/2/tno-approved-as-sovrin-steward/) CO-RESPONSIBILITY ON SIGNED ATTESTATIONS FOR SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY AND DECENTRALIZED TRUST • 13 FEB 2018
  > Being a Sovrin Steward includes the running of a Sovrin network node in the TNO Blockchain Lab, checking the integrity of the software running on that node, participating in the community governance process of Sovrin, as well as providing access to users. 

#### [Truu](https://www.truu.id/) 

> Our approach will enable healthcare professionals to spend more time caring for patients. We will empower doctors and reduce the administrative burden for healthcare organisations.

* [Use case spotlight: Truu, using Sovrin to provide trusted digital identity for doctors](https://sovrin.org/use-case-spotlight-truu-using-sovrin-to-provide-trusted-digital-identity-for-doctors/)
  >They believe the best care is given when trust exists between two entities such as a patient and a healthcare professional; a physician and a hospital; or healthcare organizations. That trust is, in part, fostered by strict regulations; for example, doctors are required to be certified and accredited by multiple organizations. However, current regulatory mandates are upheld by repetitive, inefficient, and time consuming manual processes, creating large administrative burdens for over-stretched doctors and HR staff.

#### [TwinPeek](https://twinpeek.net/) ([dead?](https://web.archive.org/web/20180629081230/https://twinpeek.net/))

> Outsource your business compliancy with EU Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by implementing a one-step privacy-by-design function into your website or mobile application and show goodwill in supporting privacy of your customers and gain more trust.

* [Privacy and security solution provider becomes first Sovrin Steward in France](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/10/24/1626514/0/en/Sovrin-Foundation-Welcomes-TwinPeek-as-Founding-Steward.html)
  > “TwinPeek’s mission to help internet users regain control of their online identity falls perfectly in line with that of the Sovrin Network,” said Heather Dahl, Executive Director and CEO of the Sovrin Foundation.