Decentralized Identity Foundation
What is the Decentralized Identity Foundation?
We are a non-profit organization of like-minded individuals, companies, and groups who are working to create a decentralized identity ecosystem that serves people, organizations, apps, and devices.
Identity needs a reboot
- There is no open, shared layer for identity
- Users have no way to own their identities
- Identity data is locked in silos and honeypots
Identity must be open, shared, and interoperable
- Open source code
- Emerging standards
- Reference implementations
Four Working Groups
- Identifiers, Names, and Discovery
- Storage and Compute
- Claims & Credentials
- Integrations and Use Cases
Six Key Technologies
- Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
- Universal Resolver (DID lookup)
- Identity Hubs (datastores)
- Sidetree DID/DPKI protocol
- Verifiable Credentials (proofs)
- Time & State Proofs (Chainpoint)
Why blockchain for identity?
- Well suited for DPKI
- Not owned by any single entity
- Censorship resistant
Join DIF - help build the future of identity