Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0 Becomes a W3C Recommendation

• solid

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  Solid - Re-decentralizing the web (project directory) (by solid)

  

Here is a link to the Solid [1] DID method: https://solid.github.io/did-method-solid/

[1] https://solidproject.org/

• sidetree

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  Sidetree Specification and Reference Implementation

  

Look into sidetree protocol, I've seen a lot of people building on top of it.

Link: https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/

• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• did-core

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  W3C Decentralized Identifier Specification v1.0

  

So I've just scanned over this stuff, maybe someone can fill in some gaps for me.

There's a list of DID methods "in development" [1]. Is this the list of methods, or is there a centralized registry?

If there's a centralized registry -- then this isn't really "decentralized" is it? On top of that there's a land-grab that's already begun for the method names, and isn't that going to kill the spec? com, nft, object, web, are already registered by private orgs.

But if it's not centralized, then it's not unique. What stops me from making my own "verifiable registry" [2] for eg `did:nft:internet` which cryptographically proves I own the internet? "Ceramic Network" (the owner of "nft" on the w3c site) says they own it in their registry .. but who's correct?

[1] https://w3c.github.io/did-spec-registries/#did-methods

[2] https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#dfn-verifiable-data-registry

• odysee-api

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  API server for Odysee

  

We're already in use of dIDs on the chia blockchain, and it can be used to verify who issued an NFT to prevent fraud. People have already built games on this and used it to save character profiles (dIDs). Custody solutions are what save you, you can see Bram Cohen talk about it here https://odysee.com/@Chia:d/off-the-chain-Bram-Cohen-2022:5

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