Refactoring the Web

Decentralized Web Platform

a new layer for the Web that enables decentralized apps and protocols

Angie Jones | Head of Developer Relations, TBD | @techgirl1908

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the web was meant to be decentralized

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we're missing an identity layer

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Decentralized

Web Platform

Web2 🤝 Web3 = Web5

a new layer for the Web that enables decentralized apps and protocols

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Pillars

Decentralized Identifiers

Verifiable Credentials

Decentralized Web Nodes

self-owned IDs

verification of claims

personal data stores

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self-owned identifiers that enable

decentralized authorization

Decentralized Identifiers

Pillar

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W3C standard

DIDs

did:example:123456789abcdefghijk

DID Method

DID Method Specific String

Scheme

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string stored on a blockchain

DIDs

did:ens:some.eth

did:btcr:xyv2-xzpq-q9wa-p7t

did:web:example.com

*

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DID -> DID Document

DIDs

did:ion:EiClkZMDxPKqC9c-umQfTkR8...

DID

resolves to

ipfs://.../alice/did.json

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did.json

DID Document

{
  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1",
  "id": "did:ion:EiClkZMDxPKqC9c-umQfTkR8",
  "verificationMethod": [
    {
      "id": "did:ion:EiClkZMDxPKqC9c-umQfTkR8",
      "type": "Secp256k1VerificationKey2018",
      "controller": "did:ion:EiClkZMDxPKqC9c-umQfTkR8"
    }
  ],
  "authentication": ["did:ion:EiClkZMDxPKqC9c-umQfTkR8"]
}

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tamper-evident credentials that cryptographically verify a claim

Verifiable Credentials

Pillar

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issuer: did:example:acme
subject: did:example:alice
claims:
    name: Alice Smith

    salary: $120,000
+ issuer’s digital signature

Verifiable Credential

Acme

issues

to

Alice

Alice applies for a loan

issuer: did:example:acme
subject: did:example:alice
claims:
    name: Alice Smith

    salary: $120,000
+ issuer’s digital signature

Acme

to

Alice

issuer: did:example:acme
subject: did:example:alice
claims:
    name: Alice Smith

    salary: $120,000
+ issuer’s digital signature

issues

Verifiable Credential

Alice applies for a loan

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issuer: did:example:acme
subject: did:example:alice
claims:
    name: Alice Smith

    salary: $120,000
+ issuer’s digital signature

Acme

to

Alice

Alice

provides

issuer: did:example:acme
subject: did:example:alice
claims:
    name: Alice Smith

    salary: $120,000

+ issuer’s digital signature

+ subject’s digital signature

Verifiable Credential

to

Lender

issues

Verifiable Credential

Alice applies for a loan

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personal data stores for public and encrypted data

Decentralized Web Nodes

Pillar

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Decentralized Social Media Applications

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Decentralized Web Nodes

public

encrypted

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data

Web App

Alice's DWN Instance

local

remote

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DWA

PWA

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https://example.com/u/alice/did.json

DID Document

{
  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1",
  "id": "did:web:example.com:u:alice",
  "service": [{
    "id":"#dwn",
    "type": "DecentralizedWebNode",
    "serviceEndpoint": {
      "nodes": ["https://dwn.example.com", 
                "00:11:22:33:FF:EE"]
    }
  }],
  "verificationMethod": [{
     "id": "did:web:example.com:u:alice",
     "type": "Secp256k1VerificationKey2018",
     "controller": "did:web:example.com:u:alice",
     "ethereumAddress": "0xb9c5714089478a327f09197987f16f9e5d936e8a"
  }],
  "authentication": [
     "did:web:example.com:u:alice"
  ]
}

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HTTP requests

Request data

POST https://dwn.example.com/
BODY {
  "requestId": "c5784162-84af-4aab-aff5-f1f8438dfc3d",
  "target": "did:example:123",
  "messages": [
    {
      "descriptor": {
        "method": "CollectionsQuery",
        "schema": "https://schema.org/SocialMediaPosting"
      }
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

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structured JSON objects

Response

{
  "requestId": "c5784162-84af-4aab-aff5-f1f8438dfc3d",
  "replies": [
    {
      "messageId": "bm4vvfvsdfovsj...",
      "status": { "code": 200, "text": "OK" },
      "entries": [...]
    }
  ]
}

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Provide UI and functionality to manage credentials and other data stored in DWNs

Identity Wallet

Data Management

DID Functions

Support create, update, and recovery of DIDs

Context Management

Maintain and enforce which DIDs are used with a given contact, app, or context

Credential Functions

Sign, verify, discover, and present credentials to verifying parties

DID Authorization

Perform authentication and manage authorizations

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Decentralized

Web Nodes

WEB5

DWA

Verifiable Credentials

Decentralized

Identifiers

Your

App

The Stack

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What's the benefit?

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...but why would companies give this up?

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Data is a liability

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Data is a liability

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You hold the world's data in your hand

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GDPR Fines

2021 Amazon $823.9M
2021 WhatsApp $247M
2021 Google $165M
2021 Facebook $66M
2020 H&M $39M
2020 British Airways $26M
2020 Marriott $24.3M
2019 Google $55M

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user onboarding becomes easier

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Alice's DWN

Music to my ears

Tidal

Spotify

navigator.did.request({
  schema: “schema.org/MusicPlaylist”,
  data: { ... }
})

navigator.did.request({
  schema: “schema.org/MusicPlaylist”
})

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Alice's DWN

Hotell me your travel plans

navigator.did.store({
  schema: “schema.org/Trip”,
  data: { ... }
})

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Alice's DWN

Wholistic health

navigator.did.store({
  schema: “schema.org/Patient”,
  data: { ... }
})

Alice's PCP

Alice's GYN

Alice's FAAD

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but what about...

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self custody is hard

Key Management

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how do we prevent abuse?

Data Usage

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apps need to speak the same language

Interoperability

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tbd.website

It's still TBD

Refactoring the Web (Web5)

By Angie Jones

Refactoring the Web (Web5)

Decentralized Web Platform is a new layer for the web that enables decentralized apps and protocols, allowing users to own and control their data.

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