The VC Stack
VCs: The Right Starting Point For SSI The VC Stack results when considering verifiable credentials (VCs) as the foundational element for self-sovereign identity (SSI) rather than identity, blockchain, or even…
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The Old Engineer and The Hammer
A few weeks after the Graybeard engineer retires, the big machine breaks down. Manager tries everything he can think of, but cannot get the machine working again. He calls in…
Verifiable Credentials Aren’t Credentials. And They’re Not Verifiable In the Way You Might Think.
Verifiable ‘Claims’? About four years ago, when I was still CEO at Evernym and before Credential Master existed, some of the Evernym team was involved in terminology discussions with others…
The EU Announcement Is the Biggest Ever in SSI
On June 3, 2021 a significant thing happened for SSI (self-sovereign identity): The European Union announced a plan for an EU-wide digital wallet that would support drivers licenses, tax filings, opening bank accounts, prescriptions, academic achievements, seamless travel experiences and proving one’s age to enter a nightclub, among many other possibilities.* This is easily the biggest thing to ever happen to SSI, and arguably the biggest thing to ever happen to identity, digital or otherwise.
