Web of trust

Before we can grasp the web of trust and the trust anchors, we must first comprehend the concept of self-sovereign identity. Self-sovereign identification employs a number of somewhat sophisticated levels of cryptographic ceremonies to return complete data ownership to the user while ensuring online interoperability (trust). In other words, you may control the personal information on your local devices, such as your online activity, medical information, financial data, and so on, but share it with third-party organizations while retaining validity and trust through the use of cryptographic signatures. Self-sovereign identification denotes complete control and authority over one’s digital identity. Users may have full control over their private information using decentralized systems and carefully orchestrated cryptographic ceremonies, maintaining data authenticity and integrity as it is safely exchanged across a network.

The web of trust (WoT) is a revolutionary...