You're reading from Decentralized Identity Explained Embrace decentralization for a more secure and empowering digital experience

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804617632

Length 392 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Blockchain

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Rohan Pinto

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 - Digital Identity Era: Then

2. Chapter 1: The History of Digital Identity FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Identity Management Versus Access Management

4. Part 2 - Digital Identity Era: Now

5. Chapter 3: IAM Best Practices

6. Chapter 4: Trust Anchors/Sources of Truth and Their Importance

7. Chapter 5: Historical Source of Authority

8. Chapter 6: The Relationship between Trust and Risk

9. Chapter 7: Informed Consent and Why It Matters

10. Chapter 8: IAM – the Security Perspective

11. Part 3 - Digital Identity Era: The Near Future

12. Chapter 9: Self-Sovereign Identity

13. Chapter 10: Privacy by Design in the SSI Space

14. Chapter 11: Relationship between DIDs and SSI

15. Chapter 12: Protocols and Standards – DID Standards

16. Chapter 13: DID Authentication

17. Chapter 14: Identity Verification

18. Part 4 - Digital Identity Era: A Probabilistic Future

19. Chapter 15: Biometrics Security in Distributed Identity Management

20. Index

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DID authentication protocols

DID ushers in a paradigm shift in how we create and maintain digital identities, ushering in a more user-centric and secure approach. Each DID user has a unique identification, similar to a digital passport. These DIDs are not attached to any central authority, but rather to decentralized networks, which are frequently aided by blockchain technology.

Consider DIDs to be digital keys that users possess, providing them with power over their online identities. Traditional identification systems are analogous to having a master key held by a central authority, requiring users to rely on this authority for verification. DIDs, on the other hand, provide people with their own keys, allowing them to open multiple digital doors without the need for continual permission from a central body.

Authentication in the domain of DIDs is a complex dance of protocols that ensures only the proper key holder has access to certain digital worlds. The decentralized key...