Phil Windley

JULY 16, 2020

Summary: We build digital identity systems to create and manage relationships—not identities. Identity systems should provide relationship integrity and utility to participants for the appropriate length of time. The reason we build identity systems isn't to manage identities, it's to support digital relationships.

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Authentication System Data Architecture 95

Phil Windley

JANUARY 7, 2020

We created the Sovrin Foundation to foster a thriving ecosystem for an identity metasystem. A few weeks ago Andy Tobin posted an excellent piece on the Three Pillars of Self-Sovereign Identity : Secure connections. But, a functional identity metasystem needs more than just technical standards. Digital data “watermarking” 1.

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Network Open Source Government Groups 69

Phil Windley

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Summary: Sovrin capitalizes on decades of cryptographic research and the now widespread availability of decentralized ledger technology to rethink identity solutions so that we can have scalable, flexible, private interactions with consent despite the issues that distance introduces. For example, GOV.UK The Sovrin Architecture.

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Internet Architecture System Data 45

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

To stall Nicholas, the scammers calmly assured him that the royalty payments were arriving, all while frantically transferring his NFTs away. Because he had shared his screen, they were able to snap a picture of the QR code synced to his private key, or “seed phrase,” quietly gaining full access to his assets.

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Banking Social Security Hardware 128

Phil Windley

MARCH 13, 2020

Summary: The Sovrin Identity Metasystem is based on a sophisticated stack of protocols, implemented in open-source code, backed and supported by hundreds of organizations, large and small, around the world. The Sovrin Network is a metasystem for building identity systems. The Sovrin SSI Stack (click to enlarge).

Government 59

Government Network Open Source Policies 59

Phil Windley

MARCH 26, 2018

Issuers issue and identity owners accept Sovrin credentials that are based on emerging Verifiable Claims standards. Identity owners store these credentials in their digital wallet. Identity owners present proofs based on those credentials to verifiers. The proof is about the identity owner with whom the bank has a relationship.

Banking 45

Banking Government Examples Groups 45

Phil Windley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Summary: Zero-knowledge proofs are a powerful cryptographic technique at the heart of self-sovereign identity (SSI). This is the question at the heart of one of the most powerful cryptographic processes we can employ in identity systems: zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 628–631.

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Examples Licensing System Course 52

The Accidental Successful CIO

JULY 11, 2012

As you put more and more of your company’s critical business data into a provider’s cloud, you’re going to need to have some assurances around the portability of that data. Identity Management. Specifically, managing how your users log into the multitude of applications will become a major IT management chore.

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Cloud Strategy Applications Resources 100

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Once chosen, the AI then weaves a unique musical narrative, assuring a fresh experience even with repeated settings. What’s more, all music generated comes with a royalty-free tag, mitigating the labyrinthine world of licensing. First, you sculpt your musical identity by selecting your genre among other options.

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Tools Video Film Licensing 81