Re: DID Methods Working Group Series is underway

Manu,
Thanks for this great summary and breakdown. Especially because I was
traveling and unable to be there, the details back from yourself and the
chairs along with others in the group is super helpful.  As always, I
appreciate your take on things (even when I sometimes disagree on details).

Patrick,
The alignment with did:tdw and did:web would be awesome for us.  We would
really like to make sure that we can get things solid and in a good place
for corporate identifiers and setup for use with other items where that
sort of thing is useful, especially in work in SPICE and SCITT at IETF.
Please let me know if you want to chat offline on patterns around corporate
identity we are seeing in the wild.

Mike Prorock


On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 1:35 PM Patrick St-Louis <
patrick.st-louis@dtlab-labcn.org> wrote:

> Our goal is to have did:tdw features included in did:web so they both
> become the same did method, with the optionality to opt in the verifiable
> history provided by did:tdw. We haven't met any formal objection to this
> path forward but it's also only been hinted at indirectly. Hopefully we can
> see some efforts towards this sometime soon as did:web has a few
> shortcomings for the reasons you mentioned.
>
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 2:56 PM Steve Capell <steve.capell@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Manu
>>
>> Nice summary.  A few standardised DIDs will likely facilitate adoption -
>> even though did:web seems to be the current de-facto standard
>>
>> Assuming you end up with a shortlist, was there any talk about offering
>> some guidance about which method to use for which purpose - a kind of
>> decision tree ?
>>
>> I’ll put in a little plug for my Canadian colleagues who documented
>> did:tdw - a did:web with some useful features like portability.  Some VCs
>> would be valid for decades (eg building products, degree certificates) and
>> issuers that use platform X to create did:web (in the platform X domain
>> instead of their own) without thinking too much about it then find platform
>> X is going out of business or exploiting the lock-in - can’t change DID
>> without invalidating previously issued VCs
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Steven Capell
>> Mob: 0410 437854
>>
>> > On 26 Nov 2024, at 2:13 AM, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 3:01 PM Kim Hamilton <kimdhamilton@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Last Wednesday, we had our first recurring meeting of the DID Methods
>> Working Group, facilitated by DIF and co-sponsored by ToIP, W3C CCG, W3C
>> DID WG, and INATBA.
>> >
>> > Meeting summary (via AI) below:
>> >
>> > The meeting centered on the standardization of Decentralized
>> > Identifier (DID) Methods, a crucial aspect of the broader
>> > decentralized identity ecosystem. Participants discussed challenges in
>> > achieving interoperability among various DID Methods, ensuring
>> > security and scalability, and addressing the diverse needs of
>> > stakeholders across industries. A need for DID Methods to be
>> > standardized was a core focus. Topics included refining existing
>> > specifications, promoting best practices and features, and aligning
>> > efforts with existing specifications for decentralized identity
>> > systems.
>> >
>> > The group's mission is to establish a standardized framework for DID
>> > Methods and identify a few that need standardization, ensuring
>> > compatibility and reliability across platforms. By focusing on
>> > cross-community collaboration and standardization, the participants
>> > aim to create a flexible and inclusive system that supports innovation
>> > while maintaining a commitment to core principles of decentralization,
>> > privacy, and user control.
>> >
>> > Key takeaways included a shared dedication to overcoming fragmentation
>> > in the DID ecosystem, fostering interoperability through
>> > standardization of specific features and specifications, and ensuring
>> > the technical and ethical robustness of proposed standards so that
>> > they might be used by global society. The group stressed the
>> > importance of community engagement and real-world testing to inform
>> > the ongoing development of these specifications toward standardization
>> > at global standards setting organizations.
>> >
>> > -- manu
>> >
>> > --
>> > Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/
>> > Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
>> > https://www.digitalbazaar.com/
>> >
>>
>>