The SSI Orbit Podcast – Self-Sovereign Identity, Decentralization and Digital Trust #52 - Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs): DID Methods, DID Documents and DID Resolution (with Markus Sabadello)
Markus Sabadello has been a pioneer and leader in the field of digital identity for many years and has contributed to cutting-edge technologies that have emerged in this space. He is co-editor of the Decentralized Identifiers specification at W3C and co-chair of the Identifiers and Discovery Working Group at the Decentralized Identity Foundation. Markus is founder of Danube Tech, a consulting and development company that works on DID-related infrastructure and products, including the Universal Resolver, Universal Registrar, and the Godiddy.com platform.
About Podcast Episode
Read more about the episode by heading to https://northernblock.io/decentralized-identifiers-did-methods-did-documents-did-resolution
The full list of topics discussed between Markus and I in this podcast conversation include:
- An overview of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) - how DIDs came about, their history and evolution.
- The core properties of DIDs - what sets them apart from other types of identifiers.
- DID Methods. As of this post, there are 160+ DID Methods listed in this registry. Are they all decentralized? Why are there so many? What are some popular ones that have been adopted?
- What things to consider in your selection criteria for the right DID Method(s).
- When would one use DIDs for abstraction purposes vs vanilla public-key cryptography?
- DID Documents - what can be stored in them? How are they linked to a DID? What are some examples of things you can store in the authentication and service endpoints. How do you interact with them?
- Using blockchain vs non-blockchain (e.g., DNS server) implementations for storing DID Documents. What are some key elements to take into consideration when looking at these different options?
- Do DIDs disrupt or enhance existing certificate business models?
- The power of DID Resolution - how has it evolved, how does it work? (see video below for a great explainer)
Where to find Markus?
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-sabadello-353a0821/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/peacekeeper
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