FPWD: Use Cases and Requirements for Decentralized Identifiers

Use Cases and Requirements for Decentralized Identifiers

https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/WD-did-use-cases-20191128/

Abstract

This document sets out use cases and requirements for a new type of identifier that has 4 essential characteristics:  decentralized: there should be no central issuing agency; persistent: the identifier should be inherently persistent, not requiring the continued operation of an underling organization; crytopgraphically verifiable: it should be possible to prove control of the identifier cryptographically; resolvable: it should be possible to discover metadata about the identifier. 

Although existing identifiers may display some of these characteristics, none currently displays all four.

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This document was published by the Decentralized Identifier Working Group as a First Public Working Draft.

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Received on Thursday, 28 November 2019 11:22:49 UTC