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Life-Like Identity: Why the Internet Needs an Identity Metasystem

Phil Windley

Because DIDs are cryptographic artifacts tied to public-private key pairs, this exchange provides the agents with the means to perform mutual authentication and create an encrypted channel. The open-source nature of the reference code base for the metasystem ensures that multiple parties can bring interoperable solutions to market.

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