Decentralized Identity Foundation

Les Miserables of the Cyber Frontier

Digital identity pioneers Markus Sabadello and Nat Sakimura crossed swords on stage during an absorbing discussion at EIC in Berlin this evening. Markus kicked off by asking why the internet

Foundation

4 Jun 2024 · 2 min read

Decentralized ID Technical Mastery Sprint @ EIC

DIF’s ED Kim Hamilton Duffy and SC member Steve McCown delivered a Technical Mastery Sprint to a packed audience on the opening day of the 2024 European Identity and

Foundation

4 Jun 2024 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #40

May 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

31 May 2024 · 7 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 · 3 min read

Interoperability in the spotlight

Identity providers including Canadian Bank Note (CBN), Veridos (a joint venture between German security tech company Giesecke+Devrient and federal technology company Bundesdruckerei) and Thales shared digital and mobile identity

Foundation

22 May 2024 · 3 min read

ID4Africa 2024 AGM kicks off

DIF SC members and staff are among 2000+ participants from 101 countries participating in the ID4Africa 2024 AGM in South Africa. Almost half of the delegates present at the event

Foundation

21 May 2024 · 5 min read

Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) as an Identifier Metasystem

Authors: Zaïda Rivai (Danube Tech), Kim Duffy (DIF) Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), offer an often overlooked benefit: they function as an identifier metasystem, enabling future-proofing and interoperability across diverse identity systems.

Foundation

15 May 2024 · 6 min read

An Overview of the DIF Identifiers & Discovery Working Group

By Markus Sabadello I would like to take this opportunity to write a few words about the Identifiers & Discovery Working Group at the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF), which is

Foundation

13 May 2024 · 4 min read

Bridging the Gap: OpenID and DIDComm

Join the Decentralized Identity Foundation community call on 27 May at 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST to learn how organizations can leverage the combined capabilities of

Foundation

10 May 2024 · 2 min read

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

Foundation

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

Foundation

30 Apr 2024 · 4 min read

Welcoming Ankur Banerjee to the Helm of DIF TSC

Foundation

29 Apr 2024 · 3 min read

Presentation Exchange v2.1: Working Group Approval

Foundation, Working Groups

12 Apr 2024 · 1 min read

DIF and KuppingerCole announce collaboration

Foundation

2 Apr 2024 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #38

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

Foundation

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,

Foundation

20 Mar 2024 · 3 min read