The user-centric identity process requires three actors: (i) identity issuers, (ii) identity owners, and (iii) identity verifiers. If set up correctly, anyone in a blockchain network can verify whether a piece of data (credential) is valid and which institutions attested to the validity of the data without revealing the data itself.

Credentials have to be managed, updated, and exchanged. This layer aims to address how DIDs can negotiate proof of control and authentication, as well as securely passing data between identity owners.BrightID is a notable project in this area. It is a social identity network with over 30,000 users that allows people to prove to applications that... See more