- From: Phil Barker <phil.barker@pjjk.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:09:56 +0100
- To: public-credentials@w3.org
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Presumably there is a use case for someone to be able to assert that their DID represents the same person as an ORCID or ISNI? Phil On 12/06/18 18:03, Steven Rowat wrote: > On 2018-06-12 8:50 AM, Siegman, Tzviya wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I’m seeing a lot of use cases for persistent identifiers for people. >> In the STEM world, the ORCID [1] is widely used. Some publishers >> (like the one I work for) require authors to have an ORCID. There is >> an overlapping system called ISNI [2]. These are real-world scenarios >> that already have ecosystems supporting them. > > That's very interesting, and the Wikipedia page for it shows that it's > widespread and increasing rapidly. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID > > But it seems to me that it's happening at a different logical layer > than DID, and that DID will have different capabilities; and so both > could be used together if DID becomes widespread. > > For example, the ORCHID doesn't appear to support pseudonymous use, or > multiple use, or to be safe for web commerce (via public/private > keys); or Self-Sovereign Identity in general; the control of the data > is by the ORCHID organization, which is centralized. > > These are just first impressions; perhaps I'm mistaken. But I don't > think it's solving the same problem DID can potentially solve. ORCHID > appears to be for researchers embedded in institutions who are using > publisher organizations, whereas DID is attempting to be useful -- > though admittedly in a similar way at some points -- for everybody on > the internet. > > Steven > > >> >> Tzviya >> >> [1] https://orcid.org/ >> >> [2] http://www.isni.org/ >> >> *Tzviya Siegman* >> >> Information Standards Lead >> >> Wiley >> >> 201-748-6884 >> >> tsiegman@wiley.com <mailto:tsiegman@wiley.com> >> > -- Phil Barker <http://people.pjjk.net/phil>. http://people.pjjk.net/phil PJJK Limited <https://www.pjjk.co.uk>: technology to enhance learning; information systems for education. CETIS LLP <https://www.cetis.org.uk>: a cooperative consultancy for innovation in education technology. PJJK Limited is registered in Scotland as a private limited company, number SC569282. CETIS is a co-operative limited liability partnership, registered in England number OC399090
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