Summary

The chapter focused on the crucial role of sources of truth in identity data verification, highlighting their relevance in maintaining data integrity, improving identity assurance, and allowing effective identity management. It emphasized the importance of authoritative and credible references in establishing and sustaining trust in an individual’s identification, preventing fraud, and assuring safe access to systems and resources. The chapter also discussed the issues and considerations that come with integrating with sources of truth, such as data privacy and security, data sharing and interoperability, scalability and performance, identity data governance, and auditability. It also examined the WoT paradigm and its relationship to trust anchors in identity data verification, highlighting the need for thorough assessments, reputation systems, and community participation in determining the trustworthiness of trust anchors. It also analyzed the possibilities for incorporating...