Re: Proposed work item: did:key DID Method

`did:key` sounds very similar to `did:nacl` that was proposed by uPort. We
have not registered the DID method in the DID method registry yet. If
`did:key` starts as a new W3C Work Item, then I would be interested,
although I hope that https://github.com/uport-project/nacl-did can be used
as an input document.

Oliver

On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 5:58 PM Orie Steele <orie@transmute.industries>
wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
>
> ᐧ
>
> 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
>>
>>
>
> --
> *ORIE STEELE*
> Chief Technical Officer
> www.transmute.industries
>
> <https://www.transmute.industries>
>