Introduction and update on Universal DID-Native Addressing (UDNA)

Dear Credentials Community Group,

My name is *Amir Hameed Mir*, Founder and Principal Investigator at *Sirraya
Labs*. I recently joined the group and would like to briefly introduce
myself and share the work I’ve been leading on *Universal DID-Native
Addressing (UDNA)*.

UDNA is an initiative currently incubated under the W3C CG repo (w3c-cg/udna
<https://github.com/w3c-cg/udna?utm_source=chatgpt.com>) with the mission
of establishing a framework for treating *Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
as first-class network primitives*. Instead of addressing nodes by location
(e.g. IP), UDNA proposes a model where endpoints are addressed by
*cryptographic
identity*.

Key goals include:

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   DID → address resolution through distributed networks (e.g. DHTs, relays)
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   Secure, privacy-preserving, self-sovereign communications
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   Standards for protocol formats, handshake flows, and key lifecycle
   management
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   Integration with NAT traversal and relay fallback mechanisms

The motivation is to create an *identity-native network layer* that aligns
with ongoing W3C work on DIDs, DIDComm, and verifiable credentials, while
opening possibilities for more private, secure, and interoperable
communication models.

The repo (github.com/w3c-cg/udna
<https://github.com/w3c-cg/udna?utm_source=chatgpt.com>) contains early
drafts, scope documents, and contribution guidelines. I warmly invite
collaboration, feedback, and discussion from members of this group,
especially around:

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   Spec refinement
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   Reference implementations
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   Deployment scenarios and interoperability testing

I look forward to contributing actively to this group and learning from
your expertise.

Warm regards,
*Amir Hameed Mir*
Founder & Principal Investigator
Sirraya Labs