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Ten Axioms for Digital Identity Design

Guest Post by Ben Taylor, CEO of LedgerDomain, of the Trusted AI Agents Working Group Abstract AI terraforms the cybersecurity and fraud landscape by making many previously academic, impractical, or

Working Groups, Guest Posts

13 Aug 2026 · 21 min read

Significant Donations from DID:Webvh Community

Juan Caballero, Community Manager at Decentralized Identity Foundation Stephen Curran, Principal at Cloud Compass Computing Inc. The did:webvh work item in the Identifiers & Discovery WG is a quiet

Decentralized Identity Foundation, Working Groups

22 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Newsletter #63

July 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Ask Me Anything with Grace-zel 3. Upcoming Events 4. Get

Newsletter

16 Jul 2026 · 9 min read

Who uses DIDComm?

The following guest post was contributed by Leadpoint System (LPS), who initiated the DIDComm survey and collaborated with DIF on its promotion. Next week, DIF will host a breakfast at

Decentralized Identity Foundation

14 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

First-Class Identity for Digital Actors

A position paper on identity infrastructure for AI agents and other software-recognizable subjects Written by Christian Saucier, co-chair of the DID Methods Working Group Abstract AI agents and

Decentralized Identity Foundation

9 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

DIF Newsletter #62

Jun 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Universal Resolver Task Force 3. DID Recommended Methods Announced 4. ITU

Newsletter

22 Jun 2026 · 12 min read

DIF, ToIP Joint Announcement: Two Recommended DID Methods

did:webvh and did:webplus are the first to pass the DIF vetting process for Recommended DID Methods With the formal recommendation of did:webvh and did:webplus, the Decentralized

Decentralized Identity Foundation

19 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Announces Public Release of HATPro Schema for Hospitality, Travel, and Leisure

DIF’s Hospitality and Travel Working Group has been taking on a herculean task: creating a protocol for travelers to manage their travel preferences in a privacy-preserving way, through

Decentralized Identity Foundation

16 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

DIF Is for Humans

Two small but major changes to AI policy have been integrated into DIF’s governing documents. While other organizations are struggling to agree on how to deal with Agent participation

Decentralized Identity Foundation

28 May 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Newsletter #61

May 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. About the Universal Resolver 3. Working Group Updates 4. Upcoming Events

Newsletter

15 May 2026 · 11 min read

DIDcomm: Tell DIF about Your Implementation

Fill out this survey if you are using DIDcomm DIDComm is one of the earlier protocols developed in DIF, designed to enable trusted interactions between parties. The main difference between

Decentralized Identity Foundation

11 May 2026 · 1 min read

DIF and Vouched Advance Agentic Identity with KYA-OS as International Demand for Open Agent Identity Standards Grows

Know Your Agent Operating System extends DIF's open identity standards across the full range of agentic protocols; new members join the Trusted AI Agents Working Group (TAAWG) as

Decentralized Identity Foundation

22 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

DIF Newsletter #60

Newsletter

16 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Asia Alive: ED Report on DIDs and Agentic Identity in China and Korea

Decentralized Identity Foundation

7 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

Hot Takes from MOSIP Connect

Decentralized Identity Foundation

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

European Commission announces the interoperability wallet for identity wallets

Decentralized Identity Foundation

1 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

DIF Welcomes Aven Hospitality as Associate Member to Advance Trusted, Interoperable Identity in Hospitality

Mar 25, 2026 — The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) welcomes Aven Hospitality as an Associate Member. Aven provides the largest native hospitality transaction platform in the industry. Through their SynXis platform,

Decentralized Identity Foundation

25 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

DID:UNCONF AFRICA Hot Takes with Eric & Gideon — March 23, 2:30 PM UTC

Following DID:UNCONF AFRICA, join Eric Scouten and Gideon Lombard for a conversation unpacking key insights from the event — from emerging use cases and regional challenges to the role of

Decentralized Identity Foundation

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read