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Decentralized Identity Explained

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804617632
Length 392 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rohan Pinto Rohan Pinto
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

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 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

DIDs

DIDs are virtual keys that protect your online identity. They let you construct and manage your identity without relying on large technology firms or governments. Consider DIDs to be the digital equivalent of your passport or driver’s license. DIDs are your online IDs that you control, much like you have a physical ID that confirms who you are. This is how they work:

  • Unique and permanent: Consider DIDs to be unique digital identification signatures. A DID is your online fingerprint, just as your name is unique in the real world. It’s a code that you’ll always have, and no one else on Earth will have the same one. Assume you have a secret code to your favorite hideout and that it is unique to you. DIDs function in a similar manner. When you establish a DID, you’re creating your own unique key to the internet world. This key remains constant, and it serves as a reminder of your individual digital presence. The beauty of this distinction is that...
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