Decentralized Identity Foundation Blog+Newsletter

Nearly 100 Experts Are Saying "No Phone Home"

After decades of cautiously watching from the sidelines, governments around the world have started investing in, rolling out, and regulating digital identity systems on aggressive timelines. These foundational changes to

Decentralized Identity Foundation

2 Jun 2025 · 4 min read

Global Digital Collaboration (GDC): Your Questions Answered

Many in the DIF community are asking about the upcoming Global Digital Collaboration conference in Geneva. As the date is quickly arriving, we wanted to give a sneak preview of

Decentralized Identity Foundation

21 May 2025 · 3 min read

DIF at EIC 2025: Advancing Digital Identity at the Crossroads of AI and Self-Sovereignty

DIF members showcased their vision at this year's European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC 2025), bringing together experts who are defining the future of human-centric digital identity. As

Decentralized Identity Foundation

16 May 2025 · 5 min read

DIF Newsletter #51

May 2025 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News; 2. Working Group Updates; 3 Special Interest Group Updates; 4 User Group

Newsletter

30 Apr 2025 · 7 min read

DIF Launches Decentralized Identity Foundation Hospitality & Travel Working Group

The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) has officially launched its Hospitality & Travel Working Group, evolving from the ongoing H&T Special Interest Group (SIG). This new working group will

Decentralized Identity Foundation

14 Apr 2025 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #50

April 2025 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News; 2. Working Group Updates; 3 Special Interest Group Updates; 4 User Group

Newsletter

2 Apr 2025 · 6 min read

How to keep user data private while storing it in the cloud

By layering End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) on cloud storage services ourselves, we can ensure that our data is protected from unwanted access, even from the storage services themselves.

Working Groups

19 Mar 2025 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #49

March 2025 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News; 2. Working Group Updates; 3 Special Interest Group Updates; 4 User Group

Newsletter

5 Mar 2025 · 8 min read

Welcoming Creator Assertions Working Group to DIF

DIF is excited to welcome the Creator Assertions Working Group (CAWG) as a new working group of DIF. About CAWG CAWG builds upon the work of the Coalition for Content

Working Groups

3 Mar 2025 · 1 min read

3 reasons why you should join the DIDComm User Group Meeting

Guest Blog By Colton Wolkins The DIDComm User Group Meeting is open to anyone interested in using and implementing DIDComm. This is a great place for developers to learn, ask

Working Groups

25 Feb 2025 · 2 min read

Cryptographic Pseudonyms: A Short History

Guest blog by Greg Bernstein, Dave Longley, Manu Sporny, and Kim Hamilton Duffy Following the IETF/IRTF Crypto Forum Research Group’s adoption of the BBS Blind Signatures and BBS

Working Groups

18 Feb 2025 · 10 min read

DIF Workshop Highlights Progress on Privacy-Preserving Age Verification Standards

DIF recently hosted a special session of its Credential Schemas workshop focused on developing privacy-preserving solutions for age verification. Led by Otto Mora, Standards Architect at Privado ID, and Valerio

Working Groups

10 Feb 2025 · 1 min read

🚀 Celebrating Innovation: Winners of the DIF Hackathon 2024

Decentralized Identity Foundation

5 Feb 2025 · 8 min read

Announcing Dr. Carsten Stöcker as DIF Ambassador

Foundation

3 Feb 2025 · 1 min read

DIF Newsletter #48

Newsletter

2 Feb 2025 · 5 min read

Member Spotlight: Alastair Johnson of Nuggets

Foundation

13 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

DIF Newsletter #47

January 2025 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News; 2. Working Group Updates; 3. Open Groups; 4. Announcements at DIF; 5.

Newsletter

1 Jan 2025 · 5 min read

DIF Technical Leaders Engage Korean Students at MegaStudy Academy

On 10th December 2024, Markus Sabadello, co-chair of the DIF Identifiers & Discovery WG, and Kyoungchul Park, chair of the DIF Korea SIG, delivered a guest lecture at Seoul'

Foundation

17 Dec 2024 · 1 min read