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The Rubric helps you understand the technologies behind Decentralized Identity, including Decentralized Identifiers, also known as DIDs (or D.I.D.s), DID documents and DID methods. We review different DID methods using a common set of criteria, comparing apples to apples, so you can make better decisions about which DID method is appropriate for your needs.
did:webs is an interoperable more secure version of did:web, applying the principles of KERI to layer on additional security while retaining usability. Today on the show we talk with Markus Sabadello and Lance Byrd, contributors to and implementers of, the did:webs specification. References Danube Tech https://danubetech.com/ Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) https://identity.foundation/ did:webs for Muggles https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BC9y4YvLPwOJwnwpwl8puJYwJHUONLovLITxOCOK8FY/edit?usp=sharing ...
did:webs is an interoperable more secure version of did:web, applying the principles of KERI to layer on additional security while retaining usability. Today on the show we talk with Markus Sabadello and Lance Byrd, contributors to and implementers of, the did:webs specification. References Danube Tech https://danubetech.com/ Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) https://identity.foundation/ did:webs for Muggles https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BC9y4YvLPwOJwnwpwl8puJYwJHUONLovLITxOCOK8FY/edit?usp=sharing ...
did:pkh is the minimalist multi-blockchain DID method, designed to work with any blockchain with minimal fuss. Today we talk with two of the authors–and implementers–of did:pkh, Wayne Chang and Joel Thorstensson. References 3Box Labs https://3boxlabs.com/ Ceramic Network https://ceramic.network/ Chain Agnostic Improvement Proposals (CAIP) https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CAIPs Chain Agnostic Standards Alliance (CASA) https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CASA DID Directory https://diddirectory.com/ did:ens...
did:pkh is the minimalist multi-blockchain DID method, designed to work with any blockchain with minimal fuss. Today we talk with two of the authors–and implementers–of did:pkh, Wayne Chang and Joel Thorstensson. References 3Box Labs https://3boxlabs.com/ Ceramic Network https://ceramic.network/ Chain Agnostic Improvement Proposals (CAIP) https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CAIPs Chain Agnostic Standards Alliance (CASA) https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CASA DID Directory https://diddirectory.com/ did:ens...
Today on the show we talk with the co-founders and co-organizers of the Internet Identity Workshop: Doc Searls, Phil Windley, and Kaliya Young, about DIDs and DID methods from IIW 36, the Internet Identity Workshop in Mountain View, CA, held at the Computer History Museum. Episode IIW 36 was recorded live during a session at...
did:web takes advantage of existing World Wide Web infrastructure for DIDs. Instead of relying on a distributed ledger or embedding key material in the DID itself, did:web uses websites to resolve DID documents, giving anyone who controls a web page the ability to host DID documents. We talk with the editors of did:web about this...
did:web takes advantage of existing World Wide Web infrastructure for DIDs. Instead of relying on a distributed ledger or embedding key material in the DID itself, did:web uses websites to resolve DID documents, giving anyone who controls a web page the ability to host DID documents. We talk with the editors of did:web about this...
did:orb is a ledger-agnostic did method that enables a “fediverse” of federated verifiable data registries by combining Sidetree with Certificate Transparency. In this episode, we talk with Troy Ronda, editor of the did:orb spec, and Mike Varley who has been building the did:orb implementation at SecureKey, now an Avast company. https://diddirectory.com/orb References Activity...
did:orb is a ledger-agnostic did method that enables a “fediverse” of federated verifiable data registries by combining Sidetree with Certificate Transparency. In this episode, we talk with Troy Ronda, editor of the did:orb spec, and Mike Varley who has been building the did:orb implementation at SecureKey, now an Avast company. https://diddirectory.com/orb References Activity...
did:indy is specifically designed for issuing AnonCreds credentials. It is one of the first methods to offer a flexible namespace, allowing did:indy DIDs to be registered on any Hyperledger Indy network. An evolution on did:sov, did:indy is designed specifically and only for privacy-preserving self-sovereign identity. We talk with Stephen Curran, lead editor of the did:indy...
The did:peer method was the first DID method without universal resolution. Designed to facilitate direct one-to-one DIDs, only those parties to the peerage can resolve the DID–no one else even knows the DID exists, much less how to get to the DID Document, making did:peer arguably even MORE decentralized than ledger-based DIDs. We talk with...
The did:peer method was the first DID method without universal resolution. Designed to facilitate direct one-to-one DIDs, only those parties to the peerage can resolve the DID–no one else even knows the DID exists, much less how to get to the DID Document, making did:peer arguably even MORE decentralized than ledger-based DIDs. We talk with...
The method did:ion began as an exercise in scalability. Backed by Microsoft, did:ion is a layer 2 “identity” network built on top of bitcoin that promises the security of the world’s oldest and largest cryptocurrency with radically lower cost and higher throughput. We talk with Daniel Buchner of Microsoft, the creator of the Sidetree protocol...
A Pace Apart (did:snail) did:snail is hands-down the most innovative DID method we know of. It connects the world’s most modern identification architecture with the oldest, most widely adopted long distance communications channel known to man, the international postal system. Join us for a talk with Amy Guy, did:snail creator, and Dmitri Zagidulin, a...
did:ethr brings decentralized identifiers to Ethereum, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency network. Early contributors to the DID conversation, the folks behind did:ethr helped establish several innovations that significantly improve the cost-effectiveness and usability of crypto-currency-based identifiers. We speak with Oliver Terbu and Mircea Nestor, editors of the did:ethr specification to understand the motivations behind the...
IPID is the DID method based on IPFS, the Interplanetary File System, the leading decentralized file storage system. Using IPFS as its verifiable data registry, IPID doesn’t rely on a blockchain. Instead, it provides a simple and convenient way to use IPFS to resolve an IPID DID to its current DID Document. We talk with...
[Part 2 of 2] We talk with Orie Steele of Transmute, an editor of the did:key spec and Mike Varley of SecureKey, who has worked through that spec and implemented did:key for his company. did:key might be the simplest and most useful DID method out there. It certainly was the most surprising when we first...
[Part 1 of 2] We talk with Orie Steele of Transmute, an editor of the did:key spec and Mike Varley of SecureKey, who has worked through that spec and implemented did:key for his company. did:key might be the simplest and most useful DID method out there. It certainly was the most surprising when we first...
[Part 2 of 2] Veres One is the progenitor DID Method. Before BTCR, before DIDs were even called Decentralized Identifiers, Manu Sporny and the team at Digital Bazaar created a ledger-based identifier architecture using their own fit-for-purpose non-cryptocurrency blockchain called Veres One. We talk with Manu about Veres One, the state of the DID ecosystem,...
[Part 1 of 2] Veres One is the progenitor DID Method. Before BTCR, before DIDs were even called Decentralized Identifiers, Manu Sporny and the team at Digital Bazaar created a ledger-based identifier architecture using their own fit-for-purpose non-cryptocurrency blockchain called Veres One. We talk with Manu about Veres One, the state of the DID ecosystem,...
BTCR is the grand-daddy of DID Methods. Created by Kim Duffy, Christopher Allen, Ryan Grant, and Dan Pape, it uses the bitcoin ledger to create DIDs without requiring any changes to bitcoin. We talk with the creators to get the scoop on BTCR and what’s n
We talk with the folks making Decentralized Identifiers a reality. The co-chairs of the World Wide Web Consortium’s Decentralized Identifier Working Group, Dan Burnett and Brent Zundel, give us their perspective on D.I.D.s. References:
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The Rubric helps you understand the technologies behind Decentralized Identity, including Decentralized Identifiers, also known as DIDs (or D.I.D.s), DID documents, and DID methods. We review different DID Methods using a common set of criteria, comparin
This Introduction to The Rubric Podcast introduces the hosts and briefly explains DIDs and The DID Method Rubric. If you are curious about decentralized identity, The Rubric will help you understand how to choose the right DID method for your needs. Gues