Re: [PROPOSED WORK ITEM] CEL DID Method (did:cel)

On 2026-01-14 9:00 am, Manh Thanh Le wrote:
> Here is how we distinguish them:
> 1. The Content: The Letter (The Asset).
> 2. The Identity (did:cel): The Signature (Who sent it).
> 3. The Substrate (Glogos): The Armored Transport (The Logic Layer).

Hi Manh,

Excellent. A light went on in my head when I read this list.

So the Glogos can still be seen as the Envelope, if the Signature ('Identity Credential') is viewed as attached to the Content in the same way as a traditional signature is given on a physical letter. And this seems like it might be a useful metaphor for the overall system.

That is: in a traditional letter and signature, — whether from the government telling you to report for the draft, or your mother telling you that your father has died, or a publisher telling you that they've accepted your manuscript — it's essential that the signature be accurate and associated with that particular letter. Otherwise it's worse than useless, it's confounding or confusing or deceptive.

So in your list, #1 and #2 do create a linked package. Essentially, the Letter doesn't exist unless it has its correct Signature. So the two together, #1+#2, can be seen as the 'completed document'. Which is exactly why traditional letters, even to this day, require signatures and initials to be placed on each physical page (in legal documents, say, which commonly must be initialed on each page).

Whereas #3 is the postal truck, or armed carrier, or post office worker, etc. These are how the Letter+Signature (Content+Creator) is carried from place to place without damage or dilution or corruption.

It's far outside my knowledge to comment on whether and how well each of #2 and #3 can carry out these tasks digitally. But I've spent my life creating and dealing with various forms of #1 (Content), and have watched the massive metamorphosis of how #2 and #3 are carried on, as the world transitioned from physical to digital content and distribution.

Up until this point, the newer distribution forms have been problematic for the creators of #1. But at least today I'm hopeful that some improvement is possible. So thank you for that hope anyway. And if Glogos can do what you predict, I may end up thanking you for more than that. 🙂

Steven Rowat