Re: Centralization dangers of applying OpenID Connect to wallets protocols (was: Re: 2022-2026 Verifiable Data Standards Roadmap [DRAFT]) from Joe Andrieu on 2022-03-23 (public-credentials@w3.org from March 2022)

From: Joe Andrieu <joe@legreq.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:13:19 -0700
To: "Credentials Community Group" <public-credentials@w3.org>
Message-Id: <fb5193ec-38ef-40c9-bf48-1434182e38c8@www.fastmail.com>

Yes, but no particular VC issuer is required for anything in particular and DIDs can operate without any trusted operator.

Compare this to hierarchical CA architectures and login-with-BigTech.

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022, at 10:42 AM, David Chadwick wrote:
> On 22/03/2022 19:04, Joe Andrieu wrote:
>> There are ways to build out this ecosystem that don't rely on trusted third parties.
> Impossible. Every VC Issuer is a TTP
> 
> David
> 

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