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The Architecture of Identity Systems

Phil Windley

This question of power and authority is vital in identity systems. We can ask "what do we give up and to whom in a given identity system?" I argued that the architecture of SSI, its structure, made those relationships more authentic. Figure 1: Binding of controller, authentication factors, and identifiers in identity systems.

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Can the Digital Future Be Our Home?

Phil Windley

And yet those systems are not ours, but rather belong to the companies that provide them. I call these systems "administrative" because they are built to administer our experience in a particular domain for the administrator's specific purposes. Not altogether unpleasant, but a far cry from authentic.

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Can you trust your computer?

Dataconomy

Trusted computing stands as a pivotal milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, strategically weaving hardware and software mechanisms into the very fabric of computing systems. The TCB’s features require initial operating system installation.

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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. This is sometimes referred to as self-sovereign identity (SSI). These agents exchange decentralized identifiers (DIDs) to create a relationship 2.

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