**Self-Sovereign, Blockchain and Decentralized Identity Resources**
>A good self‐sovereign identity system will allow individuals to directly influence how companies, governments, and others correlate our interactions across different services and locations by default. It won’t fix all identity problems nor preclude alternative identity approaches, but it will put the individual in control of most uses of identity and give organizations a simpler, easier, more ethical way to use identity to improve how they provide services and products. When successful, it will not only enable individuals to exercise greater control over how companies and governments keep track of us, it will also illuminate those situations where self‐sovereign identity is restricted, facilitating a conversation about when and where such limits are appropriate. [Joe Andrieu -A Technology‐Free Definition of Self‐Sovereign Identity](https://github.com/jandrieu/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/a-technology-free-definition-of-self-sovereign-identity.pdf)
This is a gathering of educational materials around decentralized, self-sovereign, and blockchain identity. Its an index for training, developers, students, end-users, investors, and the enterprise to more easily learn and navigate the self-sovereign decentralized identity landscape.
### Contents
* [Introduction](#Introduction)
* [How I got into Decentralized-ID](#how-i-got-into-decentralized-identity)
* [/awesome-indy and /blockchain-identity](#awesome-indy-and-blockchain-identity)
* [Link Shorthand](#Link-Shorthand)
* [History](#History)
* [The Augmented Social Network and the IDCommons](#the-augmented-social-network-and-the-idcommons)
* [Internet Identity Workshop—IIW](#Internet-Identity-Workshop)
* [#Rebooting-Web-of-Trust (RWoT)](#Rebooting-the-Web-Of-Trust)
* [Bitnation and the United Nations](#Bitnation-and-the-United-Nations)
* [ID2020 and the GDPR](#ID2020-and-the-GDPR)
* [Additional Information](#additional-informationon-iid-standards-history)
* [Resources](#Resources)
* [Self Sovereign Identity—SSI](#Self-Sovereign-Identity)
* [RWoT Whitepapers](#Selected-Rebooting-Web-of-Trust-Whitepapers)
* [RWoT Use Cases](#RWoT-Use-Cases)
* [W3C and DID Related Standards](#W3C-and-DID-Related-Standards)
* [DID the Decentralized Identifier](#DID-the-Decentralized-Identifier)
* [DID Adoption](#DID-Adoption)
* [DID Auth](#DID-Auth)
* [Verifiable Claims](#Verifiable-Claims)
* [Decentralized Key Managment DKMS](#Decentralized-Key-Management-DKMS)
* [Decentralized Identity Foundation—DIF](#Decentralized-Identity-Foundation)
* [Evernym](#Evernym)
* [The Sovrin Foundation](#The-Sovrin-Foundation)
* [Windley.com](#The-Sovrin-Foundation)
* [Hyperledger Indy](#Hyperledger-Indy)
* [Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure (DPKI)](#Decentralized-Public-Key-Infrastructure-DPKI)
* [Structured Data Standards](#Structured-Data-Standards)
* [IBM](#IBM)
* [Microsoft](#Microsoft)
* [Ethereum—Protocol](#Ethereum)
* [Ethereum Apps](#Ethereum-Identity-Applications)
* [Personal Data Wallets & Marketplaces](#Personal-Data-Wallets--Marketplaces)
* [Blockchain ID Initiatives](#blockchain-id-initiatives-)
* [State Sanctioned Identity Initiatives](#State-Led-Initiatives)
* [European Union](#European-Union)
* [Canada](#Canada-)
* [Netherlands](#Netherlands)
* [USA](#USA)
* [Spain](#Spain)
* [Switzerland](#Switzerland)
* [Estonia](#Estonia)
* [Humanitarian](#Humanitarian)
* [GDPR](#EU-General-Data-Protection-Regulation-Act)
* [Reports](#Reports)
* [Research Papers](#Research-Papers)
* [Additional Thought around Identity](#Additional-Thought-around-Identity)
* [Videos](#Video)
* [Slideshare](#slideshare)
* [Podcasts](#Podcasts)
* [Sources](#Sources)
## Introduction[**^**](#Contents)
>Thanks to those who are working to make digital identity, and the world, a better place.
### How I got into Decentralized Identity
I was offering freelance research services on Fiverr, and was introduced to the subject of digital identity through a few different clients. One had me write a 3500 word report on "Blockchain and the United Nations." Another client had me write a 1500 word report on blockchain identity, an exploration of the sector. So, I had collected a ton of information on decentralzied id. I'm not on fiverr anymore, but I still do reserach :)
I also [collect resources](http://crypt0library.net) on nearly every subject in crypto, which I'm slowly entering into a database to power a [web-app](https://github.com/infominer33/Crypto-library) for search, navigation by tags, etc. Since I enjoy the subject so much, I decided to enter all of my DID resources into [toml](/blockchain-id.toml), and I knew I could make an [awesome list](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) out of them sooner than a live demo of the app that is in progress. All of this work feeds into the rest, collecting resources helps me write, writing makes me find more resources. Putting the resources into the database also leads to collecting more resources, which will help me (and others) create quality content as time goes on. Generally speaking, learning is a lot harder when you don't know where the best quality information is.
### /awesome-indy and /blockchain-identity
**[/awesome-indy](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/blob/master/awesome-indy/)** is another list that naturally grew from this one; focused on Sovrin/Indy protocol, governance, and ecosystem. I've also worked on [/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity](https://github.com/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity/) and included some of its resources here. Ideally these lists will all compliment each-other.
For now, I'm becoming more familiar with all of this material, and how it fits together in the decentralized identity space. I expect to be actively engaged building this repository for the next month or so, and look forward to it growing along with decentralized identity (irl) over the coming years.
**[Pull Requests](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/blob/master/contributing.md) and\or [Contributions](#brought-to-you-by-the-crypto-librarysuper-source) Welcome**
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#### Link Shorthand:
[[**T**](#Link-Shorthand)]witter • [[**G**](#Link-Shorthand)]ithub • [[**B**](#Link-Shorthand)]log • [[**wp**](#Link-Shorthand)] whitepaper • [[**D**](#Link-Shorthand)]ocumentation • [[**F**](#Link-Shorthand)]orums • [[**C**](#Link-Shorthand)]hat • [[**tele**](Link-Shorthand)]gram • [[**web**](Link-Shorthand)]site
• [[**ϟ**](#Link-Shorthand)] related resource • [[**>**](#Link-Shorthand)] related section • [[**^**](#Link-Shorthand)] back to the contents.
## History[**^**](#Contents)
This isn't meant to be a complete historical outline, but enough backround to provide context for the rest.
### The Augmented Social Network and the IDCommons[**^**](#Contents)
* *[The Augmented Social Network](http://asn.planetwork.net/): Building Identity and Trust into the Next-Generation Internet,* presented at the June 2003 Planetwork conference and published in [First Monday](http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1068/988) the Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet 8/4/03.
>"[This paper](http://asn.planetwork.net/asn-archive/AugmentedSocialNetwork.pdf) proposes the creation of an Augmented Social Network (ASN) that would build identity and trust into the architecture of the Internet"
Ideas from the ASN were the foundation of much that followed. The [Identity Commons](http://wiki.idcommons.net/History) (2001-Present) was originally created by Owen Davis and Andrew Nelson in 2001 to evangelize the creation of a decentralized user-centric identity infrastructure and to address the resulting social trust issues.
>"Their most important contribution may have been the creation, in association with the Identity Gang, of the Internet Identity Workshop (2005-Present) working group. "[[**ϟ**](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html)]
### Internet Identity Workshop[**^**](#Contents)
In 2005, [Kaliya Young](https://identitywoman.net/)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/IdentityWoman)], [Phil Windley](https://windley.com)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/windley)][[**V**](https://vimeo.com/windley)], [Drummond Reed](https://www.evernym.com/)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/drummondreed)][[**B**](https://equalsdrummond.name/)], and [Doc Searls](http://blogs.harvard.edu/doc/)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/dsearls)][[**B**](https://blogs.harvard.edu/doc)] hosted the first [Internet Identity Workshop](http://www.internetidentityworkshop.com/)(IIW)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/idworkshop)] in Berkeley to discuss "architectural and governance proposals for Internet-wide identity services and their underlying philosophies." -[Announcing IIW 2005](https://identitywoman.net/announcing-the-internet-identity-workshop-iiw2005/)
Since then, the IIW has met bi-anually, actively supporting the development of the identity software-ecosystem, including [OpenID](http://wiki.openid.net)('05), OpenID [2.0](http://wiki.openid.net/w/page/12995215/OpenID%20Authentication%202-1)('06), [OAuth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAuth)('10), [FIDO](https://fidoalliance.org/)('13) and OpenID [Connect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenID_Connect)('14).
IIW participants began the effort towards creating a truly "[user centric identity](https://www.networkworld.com/article/2304596/access-control/what-is--user-centric--identity-.html)," in contrast to identity solutions whos focus has been fulfilling the needs of the enterprise. The pioneers of decentralized identity have long struggled against the "[identity silo paradox](https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-identity-silo-paradox/)," that while the *identerati* continually work on solutions to break up these silos, the enterprise has had a strong financial incentive to retain them.
* [What is IIW?](https://vimeo.com/173562225)[[**ϟ**](https://vimeo.com/207961532)]- short film about the IIW[[**ϟ**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/identitymovie/iiw2017/prweb14161721.htm)]
* [identirati](https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-identity-silo-paradox/)[[**ϟ**](https://www.forgerock.com/blog/who-are-the-identerati)] is a term for those working on standards and methods based on the premise of opening up id data silos, dating back to at least 2006.
In [April of 2014](https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/legislation/history-general-data-protection-regulation_en), the European Parliament demonstrates strong support for the GDPR, which passes back and forth through the European Council, Commision and Parliment throught the rest of the year.
[8/14](https://www.w3.org/community/credentials/charter-20140808/) The [Credentials Community Group](https://www.w3.org/community/credentials/)[[**ϟ**](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/)] forms, hosted by [World Wide Web Consortium(W3C)](https://www.w3.org/)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/w3c)] [[**G**](https://github.com/w3c)] : "to forge a path for a secure, decentralized system of credentials that would empower both individual people and organizations on the Web to store, transmit, and receive digitally verifiable proof of qualifications and achievements." —proposed by [Manu Sporney](http://manu.sporny.org/)[[**T**](https://twitter.com/manusporny)] (of [digitalbazaar.com](https://digitalbazaar.com/))
[*What is Sovereign Source Authority?*](https://www.moxytongue.com/2012/02/what-is-sovereign-source-authority.html) shows an early use of 'sovereign' in relation to our internet identities. The term "Self Sovereign Identity" started becoming widely used in 2014.[[**ϟ**](https://www.tokencommons.org/Windhover-Principles-for-Digital-Identity-Trust-Data.html)][[**ϟ**](https://hubculture.com/hubs/47/news/689/)]
### Bitnation and the United Nations[**^**](#Contents)
9\15 [Bitnation](https://bitnation.co/) "seeks to establish the concept of '*world citizenship*' via a bitcoin based identity, offering '[*Blockchain Emergency IDs*](https://refugees.bitnation.co/)' to refugees.[[**ϟ**](https://www.newsbtc.com/2015/09/09/bitnation-taps-blockchain-tech-to-aid-refugees/)]
The same month, the UN unveiled it's *[Agenda for Sustainable Development](https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld)*:
>* Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
>* Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
>* **By 2030, [provide legal identity for all](https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg16), including birth registration**
>* Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements—(*emphasis mine*)
* [DIGITAL IDENTITY AS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT](https://impakter.com/digital-identity-basic-human-right/)
* [AID:Tech](https://aid.technology) [[**T**]](https://twitter.com/aidtechnology) — "is a voucher and digital identity solution for refugees. A digital record of a person's identity is stored on a smart card, along with various additional information. Blockchain technology is used to distribute all resources in a highly traceable manner." (another early example of blockchain for humanitarian aide)
### Rebooting the Web Of Trust[**^**](#Contents)
In relation to SSI, '[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.*
The first [Rebooting Web of Trust](http://www.WebOfTrust.info)(RWoT) workshop was held during [November 2015](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust); attracting the likes of Vitalik Buterin, Peter Todd, Gregory Maxwell, Joel Dietz, Christopher Allen, and Jon Callas, [according to Andreas Antonopolis](https://news.bitcoin.com/andreas-antonopoulos-case-reputation-identity-systems/).
[That workshop](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/), produced 5 technical white papers:\
[5 WoT-usecases](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/satisfying-real-world-use-cases.pdf) • [Decentralized PKI](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/dpki.pdf) • [Smart Signatures](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/smart-signatures.pdf) • [Creating a New World of Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/whats-the-next-step.pdf)
>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. - [Rebranding the Web of Trust](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/rebranding-web-of-trust.pdf)
At the end of 2015, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it had funds available for the development of [Blockchain Security and Identity Verification Technologies](https://blog.aniljohn.com/2015/12/federal-gov-funds-for-identity-r-and-d.html).
### ID2020 and the GDPR[**^**](#Contents)
* [4/16](https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/legislation/history-general-data-protection-regulation_en) the EU adopted the GDPR to be enacted as law May 2018.
* The second RWoT workshop ran in conjunction with the UN's [ID2020](https://id2020.org/) Summit in New York that [May](https://press.pwc.com/News-releases/id2020-to-kick-start-digital-identity-summit-at-un-with-pwc-support./s/9fe11be5-cbd8-486b-b4d2-d798f486d0f2); clearly a significant time for decentralized identity:
>1.1 Billion people live without an officially recognized identity — This lack of recognized identification deprives them of protection, access to services, and basic rights. ID2020 is a public-private partnership dedicated to solving the challenges of identity for these people through technology. - id2020.org
* [Identity Crisis: Clear Identity through Correlation](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/identity-crisis.pdf)
* [Christopher Allen](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/)[[**info**](https://christophera.info/)] details the overarching history of internet idenitity standards in his seminal work (submitted to ID2020\RWoT workshop):
* **[The Path to Self-Soverereign Identity](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html)**[[**ϟ**](https://www.coindesk.com/path-self-sovereign-identity/amp/)] details the history of identity standards leading up to self-sovereign and details the 10 principles of self-sovereign identity.
> I am part of the team putting together the first ID2020 Summit on Digital Identity at the United Nations
* [Identity System Essentials](https://www.evernym.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Identity-System-Essentials.pdf) 3/16 (Original Evernym Identity WP also submitted to ID2020\RWoT workshop)
Evident from the other [whitepapers](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/README.md) submitted to the second RWoT Workshop, the DID identifier had begun to emerge:
* [Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Decentralized Identity Management (DIDM)](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/DID-Whitepaper.md)
>"Decentralized Identifiers (DID) stored in a permissioned blockchain enable principals to directly control their own identities with cryptographic proofs and secure, addressable network endpoints. DIDs further enable a Decentralized Identity Management (DIDM) infrastructure that will empower people and organizations to securely and confidentially manage and assert their identities."
* [Requirements for DIDs](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/requirements-for-dids.pdf)
>"Respect Network is conducting a research project for the [U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/u-s-department-of-homeland-security-funds-four-blockchain-companies-developing-new-cyber-security-technology), HSHQDC-16-C-00061, to analyze the applicability of blockchain technologies to a decentralized identifier system. Our thesis is that blockchains, or more generically distributed ledgers, are a potentially powerful new tool for “identity roots” — the starting points for an Internet identity. However “blockchain identity” may not fully address the core security and privacy principles needed in a complete identity system. In this case DIDs — Decentralized Identifiers rooted on a distributed ledger — may end up being a foundational building block for higher level identity management solutions. -
* At this point in time DLT innovation, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the EU GDPR all came together supporting a core identirati tenant: Eliminating id data silos and empowering users regarding digital identity.
\
The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org
### Additional Information on iid standards history[**^**](#Contents)
* [A Brief History of Digital Identity](https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/a-brief-history-of-digital-identity-9d6a773bf9f5)
* [A Step Back in Time: The History and Evolution of Digital Identity](https://www.iotevolutionworld.com/iot/articles/410328-step-back-time-history-evolution-digital-identity.htm)
* [Identity Commons-Wiki](http://wiki.idcommons.net/Main_Page)
* [IIW-Wiki](http://iiw.idcommons.net/Main_Page)
* [identitywoman.net](https://identitywoman.net/)
* [windley.com/tags/identity](http://www.windley.com/tags/identity.shtml)
* [WoTinfo](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/)
* [The Path to Self Sovereign Identity](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html)
## Resources
### Self Sovereign Identity[**^**](#Contents)
[Christopher Allen](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/)[[**info**](https://christophera.info/)] details the overarching history of internet idenitity standards and outlines [10 Principles of Self Sovereign Identity](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/self-sovereign-identity/blob/master/self-sovereign-identity-principles.md) in his seminal work [The Path to Self-Soverereign Identity](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html)[[**ϟ**](https://www.coindesk.com/path-self-sovereign-identity/amp/)]
* A Technlogy-Free Definition of Self-Sovereign Identity is a continuation of the discussion started by Allen, offering 3 "Core Characteristics of Sovereign Identity".
* [7 Myths of Self Sovereign Identity](https://medium.com/evernym/7-myths-of-self-sovereign-identity-67aea7416b1)
* [Self-Sovereign Identity: Why Blockchain?](https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2018/06/self-sovereign-identity-why-blockchain/)
* [Inevitable Rise of Self-Sovereign Identity](https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/The-Inevitable-Rise-of-Self-Sovereign-Identity.pdf)
* [WebOfTrustInfo/self-sovereign-id](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/self-sovereign-identity)
* [SSI Meetup](http://ssimeetup.org/)
* [Self-Sovereign Identity — wiki.p2pfoundation](https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Self-Sovereign_Identity)
* [There’s A Facebook Alternative, It’s Called Self-Sovereign Identity](https://www.coindesk.com/theres-alternative-facebook-called-self-sovereign-identity) —coindesk
### 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)  ### 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)] \ 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](http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/) [[**info**](https://github.com/ChristopherA/info)] ([Blockstream](https://blockstream.com/)) * 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) * [Peer DID Method Spec](https://github.com/dhh1128/peer-did-method-spec) * [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. * [Identity at Coinbase: Welcoming the Distributed Systems team](https://blog.coinbase.com/identity-at-coinbase-welcoming-the-distributed-systems-team-d929dd64de2e) \ 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/)] \ The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org #### 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/)] * [Verifiable Credentials 101 for SSI – Tyler Ruff – Webinar 11](https://http://ssimeetup.org/verifiable-credentials-101-ssi-tyler-ruff-webinar-11/) \ The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org #### 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) * [Recommendations for Decentralized Key Management Systems](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/dkms-recommendations.md) \ The Story of Open SSI Standards - Drummond Reed/Evernym SSIMeetup.org ### Decentralized Identity Foundation[**^**](#Contents)  * On May 22 at Consensus 2017 the formation of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) [was announced](https://www.ethnews.com/decentralized-identity-foundation-announces-formation-at-consensus-2017) * [Conensus 2017 - Building an Foundation for Decentralized Identity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5laRZfn8AI) (video) * [Decentralized Identity Foundation](http://identity.foundation/) (DIF) [[**G**](https://github.com/decentralized-identity)] [[**T**](https://twitter.com/DecentralizedID)] [[**B**](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity)] >A key piece of the decentralized identity equation is how people, organizations, and devices can be identified and located without centralized systems of identifiers (e.g. email addresses). DIF members are actively working on protocols and implementations that enable creation, resolution, and discovery of decentralized identifiers and names across decentralized systems, like blockchains and distributed ledgers. * DIF members, sharing the goal of “building an open source decentralized identity ecosystem for people, organizations, apps, and devices” include: * [Microsoft](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE2DjfY) • [uPort](https://github.com/uport-project/ethr-did/blob/develop/docs/index.md) • [IBM](https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2018/06/self-sovereign-identity-why-blockchain/) • [Sovrin](https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/sovrin/blob/master/spec/did-method-spec-template.html) • [SecureKey](https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2018/05/self-sovereign-identity-our-recent-activity-as-a-sovrin-steward/) • [Blockstack](https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack-core/blob/feature/docs-bns/docs/blockstack_naming_service.md#decentralized-identifiers-dids) • [Evernym](https://www.evernym.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/What-Goes-On-The-Ledger.pdf) • [Hyperledger](https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-sdk/blob/master/doc/getting-started/getting-started.md) • [Civic](https://www.civic.com/solutions/kyc-services/) • [Accenture](https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-blockchain-id2020) • [Danube](https://github.com/projectdanube/xdi2) • [netki](https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/netki-launches-digital-id-solution-which-bitt-is-using-with-central-banks-in-the-caribbean) • [RSA](https://www.rsa.com/en-us/research-and-thought-leadership/rsa-labs) • [Consent](https://sovrin.org/steward/global-consent/) • [IOTA](https://medium.com/@iotasuppoter/iota-the-case-of-decentralized-digital-identity-de7b95042c12) • [Mooti](https://mooti.co/) • [R3](https://www.gemalto.com/press/pages/gemalto-and-r3-pilot-blockchain-technology-to-put-users-in-control-of-their-digital-id.aspx) • [Authenteq](https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/30/authenteq-launches-blockchain-identity-verification-to-stop-online-trolls/) • [Blockchain-foundry](https://www.blockchainfoundry.co/blockchain-foundry-inc-announces-new-software-release-for-blockchain-based/) • [Validatedid](https://www.validatedid.com/vidchain-the-future-of-digital-identity/) • [1kosmos](https://onekosmos.com/product-details/) • [gamecredits](https://medium.com/@gamecredits/introducing-blinking-blink-identity-management-on-the-blockchain-9258c7d76a8d)[[**ϟ**](https://blinking.id)] • [auth0](https://auth0.com/) • [Jolocom](https://stories.jolocom.com/jolocom-brings-blockchain-identity-to-privacy-week-berlin-acdaee665f0) • [Enigma](https://blog.enigma.co/off-chain-identity-claims-with-enigma-2d5b23c31f92) • [Humanized-internet](https://www.thehumanizedinternet.org/) • [Pillar](https://pillarprojectfoundation.org/blog/announcing-the-pillar-project/) • [id2020](https://id2020.org/manifesto/) • [Nuggets](https://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/news/identity-and-payments-platform-nuggets-partners-with-iot-company/) • [Tierion](https://medium.com/tierion/tierion-network-update-january-19-2018-fa88c6bee69f) • [British Columbia Ministry of Citizens Services](https://vonx.io/about/) • [Gem](https://epicenter.tv/episode/207/) • [aetna](https://www.aetna.com/) • [Equinix](https://www.equinix.com/) • [KYC-Chain](https://kyc-chain.com/) • [BlockPass](https://www.blockpass.org/downloads/BlockpassWhitepaper.v1.3.2.pdf) • [Ockam](https://www.ockam.io/) • [NuID](https://nuid.io/pdfs/solution-overview.pdf) • [MetaX](https://adtoken.com/uploads/white-paper.pdf) • [GS1](https://www.gs1.org/standards/id-keys) • [DIID](https://www.diid.io/) • [Trusted key](https://www.trustedkey.com/) • [zinc](https://tykn.tech/project-zinc/) • [ONTology](https://ont.io/) • [Mastercard](https://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-microsoft-join-forces-to-advance-digital-identity-innovations/) • LNk-E • ID2020 • Veridium • Meeco • Dominode • Enigma • datum • Onfido • identos • diwala • \0/ “Self-Sovereign Identity: A Progress Report”…
— Christopher Allen (@ChristopherA) April 25, 2018
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