# Rebooting Web Of Trust - Papers and Advanced Readings Index I wanted a list of all RWoT papers in one place, rather than having to directory hop to look for what I need. See the [WebofTrust.Info](http://www.weboftrust.info/) or [github.com/WebOfTrustInfo](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/) for more information. > '[Web of Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust)' is a network of relationships that attest to our identity claims. *Each party attesting to your identity information becomes a strand in your web of trust.* ## Contents * [Rebooting the Web of Trust I](#rebooting-the-web-of-trust-i) * [Completed Papers](#completed-papers-1) * [Topics and Advanced Readings](##topics--advance-readings-1-) ## Rebooting the Web of Trust I **San Francisco, CA - November 3rd & 4th, 2015.** Documents related to RWOT1, the first Rebooting the Web of Trust design workshop. Its goal was to generate five technical white papers\proposals on topics that would have the greatest impact on the future. ### Completed Papers 1 * **[Rebranding the Web of Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/final-documents/rebranding-web-of-trust.pdf)** by Shannon Appelcline, Dave Crocker, Randall Farmer, and Justin Newton * A history of the Web of Trust and a look at what the term could mean for the future. >The Web of Trust is a buzzword for a new model of decentralized self-sovereign identity. It’s a phrase that dates back almost twenty-five years, the classic definition derives from PGP [...] the vibrant blockchain community is also drawing new attention to the concept we aim to reboot it. * **[Opportunities Created by the Web of Trust for Controlling and Leveraging Personal Data](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/final-documents/satisfying-real-world-use-cases.pdf)** by du5t, Kaliya "Identity Woman" Young (@identitywoman), John Edge, Drummond Reed, and Noah Thorp * Five use cases, from two relatively simple cases of managing selective disclosure to the most extreme case of establishing government-verifiable credentials from nothing for a stateless refugee. * **[Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/final-documents/dpki.pdf)** by Christopher Allen, Arthur Brock, Vitalik Buterin, Jon Callas, Duke Dorje, Christian Lundkvist, Pavel Kravchenko, Jude Nelson, Drummond Reed, Markus Sabadello, Greg Slepak, Noah Thorp, and Harlan T Wood * A massive overview of a decentralized public-key infrastructure (DPKI). * **[Smart Signatures](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/final-documents/smart-signatures.pdf)** by Christopher Allen, Greg Maxwell, Peter Todd, Ryan Shea, Pieter Wuille, Joseph Bonneau, Joseph Poon, and Tyler Close * A system to explicitly outline and fully program conditions for verification, inspired by Bitcoin Script. * **[Creating the New World of Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/final-documents/whats-the-next-step.pdf)** by Shannon Appelcline * A summary of the next step for the Rebooting the Web of Trust group. ### Topics & Advance Readings 1 [**^**](#contents) In advance of the design workshop, all participants produced a one-or-two page topic paper to be shared with the other attendees on either: * A specific problem that they wanted to solve with a web-of-trust solution, and why current solutions (PGP or CA-based PKI) can't address the problem? * A specific solution related to the web-of-trust that you'd like others to use or contribute to? --- * **[Advanced Web-of-Trust Concepts](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/advanced-web-of-trust-concepts.md)** — by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* * **[Attempts at common terminology for digital identity systems](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/shared_terminology_for_digital_identity_systems.md)** - by Christian Lundkvist - *[@ChrisLundkvist](https://twitter.com/chrislundkvist) \* * **[Authorities vs. Peers: Pain Points in Security](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/authorities-vs-peers--pain-points-in-security.md)** - by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* & Shannon Appelcline *[@Appelcline](https://twitter.com/Appelcline) \* * **[Avoiding Confused Deputy Attack Using Capabilities](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/AvoidingConfusedDeputyAttackUsingCapabilities.md)** - by Tyler Close *\* * **[Binding Identity in a Decentralized System](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/binding-identity-in-decentralized-system.md)** - Wayne Thayer *[@WThayer](https://twitter.com/wthayer) \* * **[Blockchain-based Trust for Software Components](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/code-and-file-signing.adoc)** - by Sean Gilligan *[@msgilligan](https://twitter.com/msgilligan) \* * **[Blockchain Tech Opportunities in the Web-of-Trust](blockchain-opportunities.txt)** - by Peter Todd *[@PeterToddBTC](https://twitter.com/PeterToddBTC) \* * **[Building a Web of Trust for E-commerce](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/decentralized_e-commerce.md)** - by Michael Folkson *[@michaelfolkson](https://twitter.com/michaelfolkson) \* * **[Cool hack with XDI graphs, blockstore, link contracts, and cryptographic identifiers](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/cool-hack-xdi-blockstore-bip32.md)** - by Markus Sabadello *[@Peacekeeper](https://twitter.com/Peacekeeper) \* * **[Dealing with key loss in digital identity systems](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/dealing_with_key_loss_in_digital_identity.md)** - by Christian Lundkvist - *[@ChrisLundkvist](https://twitter.com/chrislundkvist) \* * **[Decentralized Authentication with Blockchain Auth](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Decentralized-Authentication-with-Blockchain-Auth.md)** - by Ryan Shea *[@ryaneshea](https://twitter.com/ryaneshea) \* * **[Decentralized Cooperation Needs Decentralized Reputation](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/DecentralizedCooperationNeedsDecentralizedReputation.md)** - by Noah Thorp *[@noahthorp](https://twitter.com/noahthorp) \* * **[Different Models for Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/different-models-for-trust.md)** - by Kaliya Hamlin *[@IdentityWoman](https://twitter.com/identitywoman) \* * **[Distributed multi-ledger model for financial industry](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/DistributedMulti-ledgerModelForFinancialIndustry.md)** - by Pavel Kravchenko *[@kravchenkopo](https://twitter.com/kravchenkopo) \* * **[Distributed Receptor-Based Computing](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Distributed_Receptor-Based_Computing.md)** - by Arthur Brock - *[@ArtBrock](https://twitter.com/artbrock) \* * **[Distributed Trust Systems and the Kenyesian Beauty Contest](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Distributed-Trust-Systems-and-the-Kenyesian-Beauty-Contest.md)** - by Joel Dietz *[@fractastical](https://twitter.com/fractastical) \* * **[First Encounters with PGP](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/FirstEncountersWithPGP.md)** - by Kiara Robles *[@anarchoass](https://twitter.com/anarchoass) \* * **[Hierarchical Deterministic Keys: BIP32 & Beyond](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/hierarchical-deterministic-keys--bip32-and-beyond.md)** - by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* & Shannon Appelcline *[@Appelcline](https://twitter.com/Appelcline) \* * **[How not to build an Orwellian reputation system](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/How-not-to-build-an-orwellian-reputation-system)** - by Juan S. Galt *[@juansgalt](https://twitter.com/juansgalt) \* * **[Identity, Guidance and Situational Awareness](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Identity_Guidance_and_Situational_Awareness.md)** - by Matthew Schutte *[@MatthewJosef](https://twitter.com/matthewjosef) \* * **[Identity, Property and Simulation](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Identity-Property-Simulation.md)** - by Patrick Deegan *\* * **[Key revocation of lost and stolen keys](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Key-revokation-of-lost-and-stolen-keys.md)** - by Martin Koeppelmann *[@koeppelmann](https://twitter.com/koeppelmann) \* * **[Key Transparency for End Users](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/key-transparency-for-end-users.md)** — by Joseph Bonneau *[@JosephBonneau](https://twitter.com/josephbonneau) \* * **[Knowing When Your Digital Identity Has Been Compromised](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/knowing-when-your-identity-has-been-compromised.md)** — by Justin Newton *[@JustinwNewton](https://twitter.com/justinwnewton) \* * **[Lightning Network and Web of Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/lightning-network-and-web-of-trust.md)** — by Joseph Poon *\* * **[Linked Local Names](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/linked-local-names.md)** — by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* * **[Modern PKI: Identity Assertions Forming Trust Networks](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/modern-pki-identity-assertions.md)** — by Duke Dorje *[@dukedorje](https://twitter.com/dukedorje) \* * **[PGP Paradigm](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/PGP-Paradigm.pdf)** - by Jon Callas - *[@JonCallas](https://twitter.com/joncallas) \* & Phil Zimmerman - *\* * **[PKI Tools in EVM-based blockchains](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/pki_tools_in_evm_blockchains.md)** - by ChristianLundkvist - *[@ChrisLundkvist](https://twitter.com/chrislundkvist) \* * **[Progressive Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/progressive-trust.md)** - by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* * **[Real life application of WoT: Refugee Use Case](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/refugee-use-case.md)** - by Alicia Carmona *\* * **[Reputation and the Real World](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/ReputationAndTheRealWorld.md)** - by Randy Farmer *[@FRandallFarmer](https://twitter.com/FRandallFarmer) \* * **[Schnorr Signatures: An Overview](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Schnorr-Signatures--An-Overview.md)** - by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* & Shannon Appelcline *[@Appelcline](https://twitter.com/Appelcline) \* * **[Secret Handshake: Key Exchange as a Capability System](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/key-exchange-as-capability-system.md)** - by Dominic Tarr *[@DominicTarr](https://twitter.com/DominicTarr) \* * **[Secure Naming on the Blockchain](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Secure-Naming-on-the-Blockchain.md)** - by Muneeb Ali *[@muneeb](https://twitter.com/muneeb) \* and Ryan Shea *[@ryaneshea](https://twitter.com/ryaneshea) \* * **[Selective Disclosure of Identity with Hierarchical Deterministic Keys and JSON Web Tokens](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Selective-Disclosure-of-Identity.md)** - by Ryan Shea *[@ryaneshea](https://twitter.com/ryaneshea) \* * **[Tensions related to identity and community regulation](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/tensions-related-to-identity-and-community-regulation.md)** - by Matthew Schutte *[@MatthewJosef](https://twitter.com/matthewjosef) \* * **[The Naming of Things](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/The-Naming-of-Things.txt)** - by Matthew Schutte *[@MatthewJosef](https://twitter.com/matthewjosef) \* * **[Thin Clients](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/thin-clients.md)** - by Greg Slepak *[@TaoEffect](https://twitter.com/TaoEffect) \* * **[Trust Exchange: An Architecture for a Permanent Open Trust Network](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Trust-Exchange-An-Architecture-for-a-Permanent-Open-Trust-Network.md)** - by Harlan T. Wood *[@HarlanTWood](https://twitter.com/harlantwood) \* * **[Web of Trust with Blockchain IDs](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Web-of-Trust-with-Blockchain-IDs.md)** - by Ryan Shea *[@ryaneshea](https://twitter.com/ryaneshea) \* * **[White Papers, Specifications & Proofs of Concept](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/white-papers--specifications---and-proof-of-concept-code.md)** - by Christopher Allen *[@ChristopherA](https://twitter.com/ChristopherA) \* * **[XDI Link Contracts: An Overview](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot1-sf/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/xdi-link-contracts.md)** - by Drummond Reed *[@DrummondReed](https://twitter.com/DrummondReed) \*