Re: Saying yes to making @context optional

On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 11:33 PM Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <
mwherman@parallelspace.net> wrote:

> I hope people are following this thread on LinkedIn and elsewhere...
>

Our Envelope spec offers an alternative VC/DID binary CBOR format, that
also doesn’t require context and focuses on agency about privacy through
supports of encryption, redaction & inclusion proofs from the bottom for
all parties, in particular holders.

See intro: https://www.blockchaincommons.com/introduction/Envelope-Intro/

A use case:
https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Gordian/blob/master/Docs/Envelope-Use-Cases-Educational.md

We plan to submit this spec as an IETF Internet-Draft by end of this week.
https://blockchaincommons.github.io/WIPs-IETF-draft-envelope/draft-mcnally-envelope.html

ABSTRACT: The envelope protocol specifies a format for hierarchical binary
data built on CBOR. Envelopes are designed with "smart documents" in mind,
and have a number of unique features including easy representation of
semantic structures like triples, built-in normalization, a built-in
Merkle-like digest tree, and the ability for the holder of a document to
selectively encrypt or elide specific parts of a document without
invalidating the digest tree or cryptographic signatures that rely on it.

— Christopher Allen

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Received on Sunday, 27 November 2022 16:59:30 UTC