Re: Which field values of the following are locator DIDs and which are identity DIDs: - DID Document - VC Document - DIDComm Message

What is a locator DID?

On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 at 8:37 PM, Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <
mwherman@parallelspace.net> wrote:

> Checkout: https://claude.ai/share/9a791ae5-2d6c-4ca5-8dfc-c5b85dc51fe7
>
> One convention Web 7.0 is looking at adopting is:
>
>    1. A DID without a fragment is an Identity DID
>    2. A DID with a fragment is a Locator DID
>    3. A DID with an empty-string fragment forces a DID to be a Locator DID
>
> This makes DID typing concrete/structural/robust. Check the above link for
> where Identity vs. Locator DIDs are used in DID Docs, VCs, and DIDComm
> Messages (in Web 7.0).
>
> Michael Herman
> Chief Digital Officer
> Web 7.0 Foundation
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