Re: Proposed work item: did:key DID Method

I'm interested, I created a web resolver and demo website from the current
version of the driver for testing purposes:

https://github.com/transmute-industries/did-key

I had a question before the spec was available, regarding multibase as the
only encoding format for the DID.

Is it true that there will always only be a single DID per public key?

I was hoping that this work could be extended to support a DID Document
representation for cryptographic key types, as well as formats, such as PEM
/ JWK, secp256k1, RSA, etc... but it would be the case that the same key
encoded in different ways would result in different documents.

Regarding did:peer, this is clearly very different, it does not involve
storing of events (
https://openssi.github.io/peer-did-method-spec/index.html#backing-storage),
you can see a comparison in the peer did spec:

https://openssi.github.io/peer-did-method-spec/index.html#did-key-and-did-nacl




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On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 10:29 AM Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
wrote:

> Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) are a new type of identifier for
> verifiable, decentralized digital identity. These new identifiers are
> designed to enable the controller of a DID to prove control over it and
> to be implemented independently of any centralized registry, identity
> provider, or certificate authority. These sorts of identifiers often
> utilize a heavy-weight registry, such as ones utilizing Decentralized
> Ledger Technologies (DLT), to create, read, update, and deactivate DIDs.
>
> This specification describes a non-registry based DID Method based on
> expanding a cryptographic public key into a DID Document. This approach
> provides the simplest possible implementation of a DID Method that is
> able to achieve many, but not all, of the benefits of utilizing DIDs.
>
> https://digitalbazaar.github.io/did-method-key/
>
> At this time, we are seeking another implementer that is willing to
> collaborate on maturing this DID Method and be a co-sponsor/editor on
> the specification.
>
> The request to add this as a work item to the CCG is here:
>
> https://github.com/w3c-ccg/community/issues/98
>
> -- manu
>
> --
> Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny)
> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
> blog: Veres One Decentralized Identifier Blockchain Launches
> https://tinyurl.com/veres-one-launches
>
>

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