- From: sethi shivam <sethishivam27@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:32:14 +0530
- To: "=Drummond Reed" <drummond.reed@evernym.com>
- Cc: Dave Longley <dlongley@digitalbazaar.com>, "W3C Credentials CG (Public List)" <public-credentials@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAG7szROZ-sqziVhL_4c_eAp4ke6jENLnN86ZNwb3P_f8yvUBwA@mail.gmail.com>
Thanks a lot. Drummond. Let me read this On Sat, 29 Jun 2019 at 08:46, =Drummond Reed <drummond.reed@evernym.com> wrote: > Shivam, you can also check out the extensive discussion of recovery in the DKMS > (Decentralized Key Management System) Design and Architecture V4 doc > <http://bit.ly/dkms-v4> at Hyperledger. > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 6:54 AM Dave Longley <dlongley@digitalbazaar.com> > wrote: > >> On 6/28/19 2:06 AM, sethi shivam wrote: >> > Hi Team, >> > Is there any way to recover my verifiable credentials? >> > If I lost my wallet? >> >> That depends on the wallet and its offerings. A wallet application that >> resides solely on your device (e.g., personal phone) may have a backup >> mechanism that, for example, relies on other agents under your control >> or influence. Web-based wallets can't really be "lost", but you could >> lose your keys or forget the secrets you need to able to access them. >> Both of these approaches may provide a mechanism for recovery. >> >> Users will inevitability lose things -- and we don't want their digital >> lives to be uprooted as a result. So we are working on developing >> standards such as Secure Data Hubs that will allow you to store your >> verifiable credentials and other data encrypted in the cloud. In >> addition, we are also working on a standard called "Web KMS" that can >> help you keep track of and protect your keys. >> >> Both of these technologies aim to help users shield themselves against >> "losing" their verifiable credentials and keys -- in a standard way so >> that applications can interop. >> >> > And if yes, then do I need to rely on the issuer for that? >> >> It depends. As noted above, there are technologies that can help without >> having to rely upon the issuer. There may be certain offerings or >> catastrophic scenarios under which you will have to go back to the >> issuer to be reissued verifiable credentials. >> >> >> -- >> Dave Longley >> CTO >> Digital Bazaar, Inc. >> >>
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