did:nostr v0.1.0 and BIP-340 Data Integrity

Hi all,

A brief heads-up that the W3C Nostr Community Group has published did:nostr
v0.1.0 as a Community Group Draft Report:

https://nostrcg.github.io/did-nostr/

did:nostr defines a DID method for Nostr identities, based on secp256k1 /
BIP-340. The method now has 30+ implementations, so this seemed worth
surfacing here given the overlap with CCG work.

A few items that may be of interest:

1. did:nostr is registered in the DID Method Registry.

2. It includes a conformance test-vector suite covering key transformation,
parity decoding, error taxonomy, and document generation.

3. A DIF did-resolver driver is available, so it can be used through the
Universal Resolver.

4. Verification methods use Multikey with secp256k1 keys, which connects
directly with CCG work on Data Integrity and cryptosuites.

If useful in making the case for that work, did:nostr provides a live DID
method and implementation ecosystem that wants to issue and verify VCs with
Nostr keys via Data Integrity.

Status-wise, this is still an early Draft Report. The main open design item
on the path to a Final Report is key rotation / deactivation. Review and
critique are very welcome, especially around Multikey/parity handling, the
resolution model, and how this should fit with CCG Data Integrity work.

See also:

https://did-nostr.com/

Thanks,
Melvin

Received on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 12:07:38 UTC