Posts with keyword: self-sovereign

10 entries

Framing and Self-Sovereignty in Web3

Tue Feb 15 07:40:00 2022

Self-sovereign identity must be the foundation of Web3 because it is the means for framing ourselves in the digital world and taking action with our peers.
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DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet

Wed Nov 11 07:51:00 2020

DIDComm is the messaging protocol that provides utility for DID-based relationships. DIDComm is more than just a way to exchange credentials, it's a protocol layer capable of supporting specialized application protocols for specific workflows. Because of its general nature and inherent support for self-sovereign relationships, DIDComm provides a basis for a self-sovereign internet much more private, enabling, and flexible than the one we've built using Web 2.0 technologies.
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Cogito, Ergo Sum

Mon Aug 10 10:28:00 2020

Sovereignty defines the source of our authority to act. Sovereign is the right word for describing the essential distinction between our inalienable self and the administrative identifiers and attributes others assign to us online.
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What is SSI?

Wed Jun 24 10:23:00 2020

If your identity system doesn't use DIDs and verifiable credentials in a way that gives participants autonomy and freedom from intervening administrative authorities, then it's not SSI.
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Answering Questions about Self-Sovereign Identity

Mon Jul 1 13:22:00 2019

Identity professionals continue to have questions about self-sovereign identity (SSI). In this post, I answer a few questions that Susan Morrow raised about the commercial viability, security, privacy, and desired user experience of SSI.
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Self-Sovereign Identity at IIW: We Have Liftoff

Mon May 6 18:23:00 2019

Last week was the 28th semi-annual Internet Identity Workshop (IIW). There were 129 session conducted by people from all over the world and about many different aspects of identity. There were technical discussions, standards works, policy debates, and lots of demonstrations. I'll post a link to the Book of Proceedings when it's available so you can read about them yourself.1 One thing that stood out to me is the impact self-sovereign identity is having. There were several dozen sessions on SSI. I was excited to see seven different implementations of Indy Agents that were working together and combined to
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Sovrin Self-Sustainability

Tue Sep 5 15:19:00 2017

For Sovrin to become a global, public utility that helps everyone create and manage self-sovereign identities, it must be independent and self-sustaining. This post outlines four idependence milestones for Sovrin Foundation.
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Sovrin Use Cases: Education

Wed Nov 30 09:42:00 2016

Sovrin's verifiable claims provide the means of creating a virtual university with little or no traditional integration between the various players.
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Sovrin Use Cases: Healthcare

Mon Nov 14 09:09:00 2016

Sovrin can improve healthcare and make it less costly by providing an identity system that combines a secure means of exchanging verifiable claims and patient consent that is a structural component of the system.
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Sovrin Use Cases: Authentication

Wed Nov 2 15:56:00 2016

This use case discusses authentication in a self-sovereign identity system called Sovrin. Sovrin simplifies authentication, reducing friction while providing a system that businesses can trust without building or maintaining it.
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