Re: Utah State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) legislation

Thank you, Manu. I do hope to see some fruits of our labor in the wild.

Adrian

On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com>
> wrote:
> > On the other hand, our community has almost completely avoided dealing
> with issues of holder binding, biometrics, and delegation while we swoon
> over cryptography and ZKPs.
>
> Adrian, I know it's been a very long time since you've regularly
> attended meetings, but you are (unknowingly) spreading misinformation.
>
> Holder binding (which we've identified as a harmful term):
>
> https://w3c.github.io/vc-confidence-method/#data-model
> https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/25
>
> Biometrics:
>
> https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/14
> https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/17
> https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/21
> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-vc-wg/2026Jan/0008.html
>
> Delegation:
>
> https://w3c-ccg.github.io/zcap-spec/
>
> I know you're frustrated that we are not focusing on the things you
> want us to focus on, when you want us to focus on them, but we have
> made progress, are actively working on the things you are saying we're
> not working on, and progress is being made. It's slower than any of us
> would like, but it is not because we have "almost completely avoided
> dealing with issues of holder binding, biometrics, and delegation".
>
> I do admit that many of us tend to swoon over cryptography and ZKPs,
> but that's mostly because they solve real problems for many of us
> building solutions in multiple market verticals -- and because they're
> good for society.
>
> -- manu
>
> --
> Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/
> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
> https://www.digitalbazaar.com/
>