Re: Announcing the 10-Year SSI Revision Project

Are you doing this under the osposis of the community group? or just your
own "self-sovereign" initiative?

What code of conduct are you operating under? and what governance
structure?



On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM Christopher Allen <
ChristopherA@lifewithalacrity.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Sending this while Americans are deep in turkey and pie, so apologies if
> it lands between helpings. For the rest of the world wondering why their US
> colleagues have gone quiet: it's our annual long weekend of overeating and
> family diplomacy. Normal service resumes Monday.
>
> Quick update on the #RevisitingSSI initiative I announced on this list
> earlier this month to update the 2016 Self-Sovereign Identity Principle in
> time for its 10th anniversary next April.
>
> We've hit critical mass for next Tuesday's kickoff (December 2nd, 10am PT
> / 7pm CET) with over 30 people signed up. Looking forward to a rich
> discussion.
>
> For those in Asia-Pacific time zones, I've scheduled a second kickoff for
> December 9th at 6am PT (3pm Tokyo, 10pm CET). I'm pleased that Charnon
> Pattiyanon and Toshiaki Aoki will be joining us - they authored the CSSPS
> paper (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9875265 a framework of 42
> verifiable properties that bridges SSI principles and regulatory compliance
> through constraint-based modeling). Their work directly informs our initial
> "From Principles to Compliance" lens. Shigeya Suzuki and several colleagues
> are likely to attend. HOwever, we'd love more participation from New
> Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Korea, and India if you know folks in those
> regions who might be interested.
>
> To get the Zoom link, you'll need to join either our Signal group or
> announcement email list. We're not posting it publicly to avoid zoombombers.
>
>   * Private Signal Group:
> https://signal.group/#CjQKIGvXAxLVq2z08-ckRWSlUIdRvX95lFh2APQaE0Oh_KFvEhB1R_7kkWDa9Oi3fh7R_I-a
>
>   * Announcements-only email list:
> https://www.blockchaincommons.com/subscribe/#ssi-tenth-anniversary
>
> Since my last message, we've launched https://RevisitingSSI.com with
> project details, code of conduct, working circle expectations, and 15 draft
> "lens briefs" examining SSI from diverse angles. Even if you can't
> participate in the workshops, you might find the lenses useful for your own
> thinking about digital identity.
>
> The 15 lenses:
>
> Foundational Principles & Rights
>   - The Irreducible Person
>   - Anti-Property
>   - Right to Transact
>   - Cryptographic Paradigms
>
> Preventing Coercion
>   - Coercion Resistance
>   - Self-Coercion
>   - Choice Architecture & Exit Rights
>   - Binding Commitments
>
> Relational & Contextual Identity
>   - Relational Autonomy
>   - Context Boundaries & Anti-Correlation
>   - Multi-Scalar Sovereignty
>   - Stewardship
>
> Compliance, Governance & Technical Foundations
>   - From Principles to Compliance
>   - Regulatory Frameworks
>   - Principal Authority
>
> Each brief surface harms, tensions, and constructive directions. They're
> working drafts seeking primary authors and feedback, not final positions.
>
>   Browse them at: https://revisitingssi.com/lenses/briefs/
>
> You can also join the discussion on these lenses or other topics related
> to updating the SSI principles in our GitHub discussion forum:
>
>   https://github.com/RevisitingSSI/Community/discussions
>
> I hope to see some of you next week!
>
> -- Christopher Allen
>
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