Re: Bluesky spins out an entity for did:plc

Would make OAuth better across various platforms, wouldn't it?

On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
wrote:

> FYI: both bluesky and nostr now have did methods, each with millions of
> users, interoperable using w3c standards.
>
> We could possibly spin up a simple ActivityPub method, along the lines of
> did:web so something like did:ap or did:activitypub, then all the
> networks would be interoperable via a common language
>
> I spent much of the last year working on did:nostr and I think it's
> currently in good shape.  Would anyone else be interested in a
> did:activitypub method?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> Od: Otto Mora <omora@privado.id>
> Date: pá 19. 9. 2025 v 19:56
> Subject: Bluesky spins out an entity for did:plc
> To: W3C Credentials CG (Public List) <public-credentials@w3.org>
>
>
> Hey All,
>
> Fresh news today from Bluesky. They are spinning out a Swiss Non Profit to
> govern the did:plc method and associated technology.
>
> https://docs.bsky.app/blog/plc-directory-org
>
> It seems maybe "PLC" doesn't mean placeholder anymore , they are
> recognizing that the identity network might have further application
> outside of the Bluesky social network.
>
> Cheers,
>
>  Otto Mora
>  Standards Architect / Product Evangelist
> otto@privado.id
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