Self-Sovereign ID Tech

[stef]

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.