- From: Dave Longley <dlongley@digitalbazaar.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:36:23 -0400
- To: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>, W3C Credentials Community Group <public-credentials@w3.org>
- Cc: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
On 06/12/2016 10:30 PM, Timothy Holborn wrote: > I'm listening to: http://w3c.github.io/vctf/meetings/2016-06-08/ > @~40 minutes an issue about whether or not the Decentralised > identifier methodology works and until their is something that exists > with a million or so use it - it's a research project.. > > So, Internet protocol and the Domain Name Server methodology, how's > that not a decentralised identifier system for machines? It is, but it's not self-sovereign. http://opencreds.org/specs/source/webdht/ "The Web currently does not have a mechanism where people and organizations can claim identifiers that they have sole ownership over. Identifiers, such as those rooted in domain names like emails addresses and website addresses, are effectively rented by people and organizations rather than owned. Therefore, their use as long-term identifiers is dependent upon parameters outside of their control. One danger is that if the rent is not paid, all data associated with the identifier can be made temporarily or permanently inaccessible. This document specifies a mechanism where people and organizations can cryptographically claim ownership over identifiers such that they control them and the documents that they refer to." -- Dave Longley CTO Digital Bazaar, Inc. http://digitalbazaar.com
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