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            achievement
        
    DIF celebrates v1.0 release of did:webvh, with 3 complete implementations
            After years of steady and detailed work, DIF celebrates v1.0 release of did:webvh, with two implementations and even a dockerized installation option.
        
        Working Groups
        
    7 Aug 2025
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    9 min read
    
    Progress Report from the Creator Assertions WG
            v1.1 specification integrates the novel Identity Aggregator mechanism
        
        Working Groups
        
    17 Jun 2025
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    5 min read
    
            DIDComm
        
    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
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    2 min read
    
            identity
        
    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
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    1 min read
    
            DIDComm
        
    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
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    2 min read
    
            BBS
        
    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
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    10 min read
    
            claims and credentials WG
        
    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
        
        Working Groups
        
    10 Feb 2025
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    1 min read
    
            BBS
        
    BBS: Where Proof Meets Privacy
            Building the Future of Digital Privacy: How you can Contribute, Implement, and Advocate

The applied cryptography community is making significant strides in standardizing BBS signatures and their extensions - a crucial
        
        Working Groups
        
    11 Dec 2024
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    3 min read
    
            decentralized identity
        
    DIF Labs: DIF Launches Beta Cohort of Decentralized Identity Innovation Group
            DIF’s commitment to supporting builders and doers in the decentralized identity space has led to the launch of DIF Labs, an initiative aimed at transforming how decentralized identity solutions are built, tested, and scaled.
        
        Working Groups
        
    6 Dec 2024
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    4 min read
    
            did
        
    DID Method Standardization Initiative: Progress Update and Next Steps
            We're happy to share progress in the DID Method Standardization initiative. This effort aims to drive Decentralized Identifier (DID) adoption through standardization maturity and ecosystem engagement. Here'
        
        Working Groups
        
    17 Sep 2024
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    2 min read
    
            i&d wg
        
    DIF Announces Two New Work Items in Identifiers & Discovery Working Group
            The Decentralized Identity Foundation is at the forefront of innovating standards and technologies for decentralized digital identity. Today, we're excited to announce the launch of two new work
        
        Working Groups
        
    10 Sep 2024
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    3 min read
    
            trust
        
    Decentralizing Trust in Identity Systems
            DIF's Credential Trust Establishment Working Group has released a new white paper titled "Decentralizing Trust in Identity Systems", describing how to achieve scaleable trust relationships in
        
        Working Groups
        
    17 Jul 2024
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    1 min read
    
    "Streamlining KYC" Webinar Recap
            Earlier this month, Otto Mora from Polygon ID and Kim Duffy from DIF hosted a webinar titled "Credential Schemas: Streamlining KYC." We were thrilled with the enthusiastic participation
        
        Working Groups
        
    29 May 2024
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    3 min read
    
    Presentation Exchange v2.1: Working Group Approval
            We are excited to announce that Presentation Exchange v2.1 has reached a significant milestone and is now under review for Working Group Approval. This update marks a critical step
        
        Foundation, Working Groups
        
    12 Apr 2024
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    1 min read
    
            achievement
        
    Universal Resolver - resolve practically any DID
            The Uni Resolver is a utility developed at DIF to resolve Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) across many different DID methods, based on the W3C DID Core 1.0 and DID Resolution Specifications
        
        Working Groups, Foundation
        
    1 Sep 2022
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    3 min read
    
            universal resolver
        
    Mission Accomplished: Universal Resolver Calls coming to an end
            The Universal Resolver is a tool which resolves Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) across many different DID methods
        
        Foundation, Working Groups
        
    3 Nov 2021
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    2 min read
    
            DIDComm
        
    ECDH-1PU Implementation
            This article explains the ECDH-1PU key exchange protocol and why it is pivotal for the emerging DIDComm protocol.
        
        Working Groups
        
    21 Sep 2021
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    7 min read
    
            claims and credentials WG
        
    DIF Grant #1: JWS Test Suite
            DIF announces its first community microgrant, sponsored by Microsoft and rewarding the timely creation of a comprehensive test suite for detached-JWS signatures on Verifiable Credentials
        
        Working Groups, Foundation
        
    22 Jul 2021
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    4 min read