Make sure to join us for the DIF Hackathon Opening Session on Tuesday October 1st! This is where we’ll set the stage for a month of innovation in decentralized identity. 📅 Date: October 1st, 2024 💻 Locationhttps://lnkd.in/gsnMFQeQ From tackling challenges in Education, Reusable Identity, and Travel, to exploring Zero Knowledge Proofs with the Ethereum Foundation, this hackathon is all about building the future of Self-Sovereign Identity. Secure your spot now and get ready to dive into this amazing journey! 💡 Also if you're new to decentralized identity, make sure to attend the Intro to Decentralized Identity featuring Andor Kesselman - Fractional CTO & Engineering Consultant| Andor Labs Ankur Banerjee CTO & Co-founder @ cheqd This intro will follow the opening session tomorrow at 10:30am PST. Register at:https://lnkd.in/gzma7tv2 #DIFHackathon #DecentralizedIdentity #SelfSovereignIdentity #ZeroKnowledgeProofs #Web3 #Innovation #TechForGood #hacktoberfest2024
Decentralized Identity Foundation
Civic and Social Organizations
Wakefield, MA 4,564 followers
Fostering co-development in the decentralized identity space on open standards and open source implementations.
About us
DIF is an engineering-driven organization focused on developing the foundational elements necessary to establish an open ecosystem for decentralized identity and ensure interop between all participants.
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http://identity.foundation/
External link for Decentralized Identity Foundation
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Wakefield, MA
- Type
- Partnership
- Specialties
- Digital Identity
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Primary
401 Edgewater Pl # 600
Wakefield, MA 01880, US
Employees at Decentralized Identity Foundation
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Sam Curren
Decentralized Identity Architect specializing in protocols and standards
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Rohan Pinto
Ξ CTO / Founder / 1Kosmos - BlockID / Security Architect / Blockchain / Identity Management Maven / Cryptography Geek / Investor / Author
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Steven McCown
Chief Architect, Applied Crypto R&D, CISM, CDPSE, Patented Inventor
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Kim Hamilton Duffy
Executive Director @ Decentralized Identity Foundation | MOSIP Technology Committee
Updates
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The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) is excited to announce the sponsors for the DIF Hackathon 2024! 🎉 This year's event is bigger than ever, with challenges focused on: 📚 Future of Education & Workforce ✈️ Frictionless Travel 🤖 Personhood Credentials and Verifiable AI ♻️ Reusable Identity 🗄️ Verifiable File Storage 🤐 ZKP and SSI ➡️ Learn more about the sponsors and challenges, and pre-register for the hackathon here: https://lnkd.in/e-BRsY_v Here's a sneak peek at some of the amazing sponsors: 💛 Gold Tier: Digital Credentials Consortium / MIT Open Learning | Jobs for the Future (JFF) | Pinata | Privacy & Scaling Explorations / Ethereum Foundation 🩶 Silver Tier: ArcBlock| Truvity | Vidos 🟤 Bronze Tier: Anonyome Labs, Inc. | cheqd | Crossmint | NetSys Technology Limited | Ontology | TBD 🔨Tooling Sponsor: Trinsic With nearly $70,000 in prizes, this is an incredible opportunity to showcase your skills, collaborate with SSI experts and industry leaders, and make a real-world impact.
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🚀 Launch of the DIF Africa Special Interest Group! 🌍 The DIF Africa Special Interest Group (SIG) is now officially launched! Read the official announcement from co-chairs Gideon Lombard and Jack Scott-King on DIF's blog. Highlights: 📌 What is the DIF Africa SIG? It’s a collaborative effort to bring together African organizations, institutions, and individuals passionate about decentralized identity. The SIG focuses on Africa’s unique needs and use cases, ensuring solutions are interoperable and tailored to the African ecosystem. 👥 Get Involved: Membership is open to all, and we welcome broad participation! Join the inaugural meeting on October 16, 1:00 - 2:00 PM SAST to learn more and explore how you can contribute. Read the full announcement and learn how to participate here: https://lnkd.in/e9pRRpfW #decentralizedidentity #Africa-SIG #DIFAfrica #DIF
Launch of the DIF Africa Special Interest Group
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Business & Product Development Manager | Corporate & Legal Advisor in the Tech and Financial industry
Lately, I had chance to review a Paper published by Enterprise Ethereum Alliance L2 Standard Working Group on "Bringing Ecosystems Together: How W3C DIDs and VCs can help with Ethereum’s Three Transitions". Key concept of this paper is essentially stressing how #dids are essential infrastructure component to raise the quality of the data #onchain. In this context #dids can harmonize any network to a standardized user authentication method that will be propagated through the blockchain increasing #reliability #security of #onchain data. This is the joint effort of #sidetreeprotcol released by Decentralized Identity Foundation as a way to provide a minimal cost effective identity infrastructure to onboard world society into this new digital space. People who follow my blogs know that this is key to adoption, growth and market maturity, as once you have established a reliable #auth method it is possible to optimize onchain operations through #contractaccounts as efficient #entrypoint and #relayer or #bridges as intercommunication feature leading into completed #chainabstracted experience. I hope you enjoy the reading and happy to receive comments on feedback here or in DM! Thanks to Karen and Andreas for the acknowledge 😊
Bringing Ecosystems Together: How W3C DIDs and VCs can help with Ethereum’s Three Transitions - Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
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いよいよ本日開催です🥳 DID/VC技術や、インターネットに流通するデータトラストについてご関心のある方はぜひご参加ください。皆様と直接お会いできること楽しみにしています!オンライン参加も大歓迎です🙌 https://lnkd.in/gE8Rzwwt DIF Japan Kick Off Event @CIC Tokyo In today's world, where digital identity and the authenticity and reliability of online information are highly scrutinized, DID (Decentralized Identifier) and VC (Verifiable Credential) are emerging to fulfill these roles. The DIF (Decentralized Identity Foundation), an international standardization organization promoting an open ecosystem for decentralized identity, has organized Japan's first Open Discussion to introduce the concept of decentralized identity to a wider audience. We encourage you to take this opportunity to engage with the latest technological advancements!
DIF Japan #1 - 開発者集まれ!日本でもDIFが立ち上がったぞ!
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We're excited to announce that we will be sponsoring #Money2020USA! Let's meet for coffee or schedule a meeting in the Connect app to explore opportunities together. Join our team in Las Vegas this October: https://lnkd.in/gq8dY_2H Money20/20
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🔦 Member Spotlight: Nick Lambert of Dock 🚀 Join us as we spotlight Nick Lambert, CEO of Dock, whose 10 year mission revolves around empowering people to take charge of their digital identities. Nick offers fascinating insights on: - The evolution of decentralized identity solutions - How collaboration and shared standards are accelerating adoption - Dock's recent blockchain merger with Cheqd - The game-changing potential of verifiable credentials in KYC and CIAM - Other fascinating use cases demonstrating the power of decentralized id tech Curious about the future of digital identity? Don't miss this deep dive into one of tech's most transformative fields! #DecentralizedIdentity #VerifiableCredentials #DigitalInnovation #FutureOfTech https://lnkd.in/g4dysGhd
DIF Member Spotlight: Nick Lambert of Dock
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📣 DID Method Standardization Initiative Update! We've made significant progress in our efforts to standardize DID Methods. Read our latest blog for details on: 🚀 Upcoming DID Method WG kickoff meeting ⚖️ W3C TPAC discussions 🕸️ New coordination hub 💡 How to get involved 🔗 Read the full update here: https://lnkd.in/gDRhu9Nk Your input is crucial in shaping the future of interoperable DID Methods, enabling secure digital interactions based on a foundation of trust. #DecentralizedIdentity #DIF #DecentralizedIdentifiers
DID Method Standardization Initiative: Progress Update and Next Steps
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🚀 DIF is thrilled to announce the launch of two significant new work items within our Identifiers & Discovery Working Group! 🆔 DID Traits and Trust DID Web are set to enhance the functionality and security of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), bringing the next level of trust, interoperability, and ease of use to the ecosystem. Markus Sabadello, Founder & CEO of Danube Tech and Co-Chair of the ID & Discovery WG, highlights the significance of these initiatives: "Identifiers are the foundation of any digital identity system. The new work items, DID Traits and Trust DID Web, are vital steps forward in building robust identifier systems that other technologies and protocols can rely on." 🌟 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 Jan Christoph Ebersbach, CEO of identinet GmbH and Co-Chair of the ID & Discovery WG, leads the DID Traits work item. This initiative helps implementers select the most suitable DID method for their use cases by defining and presenting key traits of identifiers in a structured, machine-readable format. 🔒 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗪𝗲𝗯 Stephen Curran, Founder of Cloud Compass Computing, leads the Trust DID Web work item, introducing enhancements to did:web by adding verifiability and security features. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 https://lnkd.in/ggWdEHsK ✍️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘀 - DID Traits: https://lnkd.in/gNMKhZay - Trust DID Web: https://lnkd.in/grzaarEE 🌍 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 We're always looking for contributors! 💡 DID Traits meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 8:00 AM Pacific / 17:00 Central Europe. 🔐 Trust DID Web meets bi-weekly on Thursdays at 9:00 AM Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe. 👉 To participate, join DIF or contact us at [email protected]. Let’s shape the future of decentralized identity together! #DecentralizedIdentity #DIDs #DigitalIdentity #SelfSovereignIdentity
DIF Announces Two New Work Items in Identifiers & Discovery Working Group
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🚀 Are you ready to be at the forefront of decentralized identity innovation? 🌐 🔓 Pre-registration is now open for the Decentralized Identity Foundation's highly anticipated hackathon! 💻✨ 🔗 Learn more in the official announcement: https://lnkd.in/g6p3xfez 🌍 📝 Pre-register ➡ here: https://lnkd.in/g-6QpZ3j
Pre-registration Now Open for DIF’s 2024 Hackathon!
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