Decentralized Identity Foundation

DIF Newsletter #39

April 2024 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

30 Apr 2024 · 6 min read

Guest blog: Cole Davis

Switchchord provides tools for songwriters to document ownership of their creations and connect with music publishers who administer their copyrights. The company is bringing sophisticated digital identity and legal technology

Damian Glover

30 Apr 2024 · 6 min read

Introducing DIDComm 2.0

DIDComm — or Decentralized Identifier Communication — provides a method for creating a direct, secure line of communication between the owners of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs). In this article, we provide an overview

Damian Glover

30 Apr 2024 · 4 min read

Welcoming Ankur Banerjee to the Helm of DIF TSC

The past year at the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) has been a period of remarkable progress. We have made significant strides in advancing the interests of the decentralized identity community,

Foundation

29 Apr 2024 · 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 · 1 min read

DIF and KuppingerCole announce collaboration

The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) and KuppingerCole are excited to announce a collaboration aimed at bringing new value to members, customers and digital transformation leaders. DIF is a global membership

Damian Glover

2 Apr 2024 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #38

March 2024 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

30 Mar 2024 · 9 min read

Effective governance now with DIF Credential Trust Establishment

In the digital identity space, the Trust Establishment (TE) and Credential Trust Establishment (CTE) specifications play crucial roles in defining how trust is established and managed. CTE, in particular, is

Damian Glover

27 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

DIF's work on Interoperability Profiles

The challenge Interoperability is a basic requirement for secure identity management and seamless communication between identity systems and services. However, in a world of multiple digital identity standards and protocols,

Damian Glover

20 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

Guest blog: David Birch

David Birch is a keynote speaker, a published author on digital money and digital identity, fintech columnist, social media commentator and an international advisor on digital financial services. A recognised

Damian Glover

1 Mar 2024 · 5 min read

Guest blog: Tim Boeckmann, Mailchain

Mailchain, founded in 2021, aims to revolutionize decentralized identity and communication with its services, including Vidos and the Mailchain Communication Protocol. These offerings streamline management of, and interaction with, decentralized

Damian Glover

22 Feb 2024 · 5 min read

Full steam ahead for the Veramo User Group

The Veramo User Group has kicked into action with a well-attended and productive first meeting. The meeting on 15th February provided context for the origins of the popular Javascript framework

Foundation

20 Feb 2024 · 2 min read

Veramo User Group

Foundation

31 Jan 2024 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #37

Newsletter

31 Jan 2024 · 12 min read

DIF Hackathon Meet The Winners: Edward Curran

Damian Glover

31 Jan 2024 · 3 min read

DIF Hackathon Meet The Winners: Harsh Tyagi

Damian Glover

31 Jan 2024 · 3 min read

DIF Hackathon Meet The Winners: Ken Watanabe

Please introduce yourself and tell us the background to your project, "Anonymous Door Unlocking with Anonymity Revocation" My name is Ken Watanabe. I’m studying cryptography at Waseda

Damian Glover

30 Jan 2024 · 4 min read

Guest blog: Jay Prakash, Silence Laboratories

Founded in 2022, Silence Laboratories is a cybersecurity startup enabling adoption of privacy preserving threshold signatures and secure computations through its developer-focused cryptographic stack. The company also organizes Decompute, a

Damian Glover

25 Jan 2024 · 4 min read