On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 01:48:38PM +0000, stef wrote: > On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 12:25:01AM -0500, grarpamp wrote: > > https://www.computerworld.com/article/3512108/frustration-over-growing-privacy-and-security-failures-advancing-self-sovereign-identities.html > > https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot5-boston/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/self-sovereign-identity-primer.md > > > > There is a growing movement among fintech companies, banks, healthcare > > services, universities and others toward disintermediating the control > > of online user identities in favor of supporting end-user controlled > > decentralized digital wallets based on P2P blockchain. Self-sovereign > > identity (SSI) is a term used to describe the digital movement that > > recognizes an individual should own and control their identity without > > intervening administrative authorities. The wallets would carry > > encryption keys provided by third parties and could be used to > > digitally sign transactions or provide access to verifying > > information, everything from bank-issued credit lines to diplomas -- > > all of which are controlled by the user through public key > > infrastructure (PKI). The blockchain ledger and PKI technology is > > hidden behind user-friendly mobile applications. Currently, there are > > more proof-of-concept projects than production systems involving a > > small number of organizations. The pilots, being trialed in > > government, financial services, insurance, healthcare, energy and > > manufacturing, don't yet amount to an entire ecosystem, but they will > > grow over the next few years, according to Gartner. > > you guys should have a look at IRMA at https://privacybydesign.foundation/en/ > > it works in a totally decentralized way (except for the keyshare server, which > is a brilliant piece in itself) without any of that blockchain bullshit. there > is code, apps for phones, and if you are dutch you even have attributes by the > dutch gov like residence, birth and nationality as such, work is now done to > expand into the healthcare sector.
btw the protocol comes from Camenisch and Lysyanskaya.
