Thank you Leonard, I think the discussion can be generalized to data stored in a decentralized store (e.g. a DWN).
From: Leonard Rosenthol <lrosenth@adobe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:36 PM
To: Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <mwherman@parallelspace.net>; public-credentials (public-credentials@w3.org) <public-credentials@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Indexing/searching a corpus of (decentralized) self-sovereign data
It's not unlike a problem that we are trying to reconcile in C2PA - how do you reference a decentralized object (e.g. something on a DLT)? There is no standardize mechanism for referencing - ala a URL. At least for IPFS, they standardized a model for "proxying" so that you can use an `ipfs://` URL.
DIDs, and the DID Method registry, are something for identities - but that doesn't help for all the myriad of other things that can live on a DLT.
Hope this conversation can include that as well.
Leonard
From: Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <mwherman@parallelspace.net<mailto:mwherman@parallelspace.net>>
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 2:22 PM
To: public-credentials (public-credentials@w3.org<mailto:public-credentials@w3.org>) <public-credentials@w3.org<mailto:public-credentials@w3.org>>
Subject: Indexing/searching a corpus of (decentralized) self-sovereign data
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As I started to think about this, it turns out that it is not a straightforward problem (and hence, neither is the solution).
Is anyone aware of any previous discussions on this topic, articles, papers, etc. that analyze this problem and, perhaps, characterize what a solution might look like?
Thank you,
Michael
Best regards,
Michael Herman
Far Left Self-Sovereignist
First Principles Thinker
Self-Sovereign Blockchain Architect
Trusted Digital Web
Hyperonomy Digital Identity Lab
Parallelspace Corporation
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