Digital ID

Concepts of Identity

• Attribute: fingerprint, iris, name
• Claim: I am XXX
• Credential: passport, id card
• Attestation: third party validation of claim

Identity and Access Management Systems

• Functions
  • Authentication
  • Authorization (Attribute Access Control Decisions)
• Parties
  • User
  • Service Provider
  • Identity Provider
  • Attribute Authority (Certificate Authorities, Corporate Directory Services, & Domain Name Registries)

Identity Management Challenges and ‘Pain Points’

• Privacy and Security
• Identity Theft and Forged Credentials
• Credentials – Physical Documents often with Images
• Updating Personal Identity Information (PII) for life changes
• Costs and Timeliness of Attestation
• Trade-Offs or Digital vs. Physical Credentials
• Centralization (Targets for Cyber Attacks, Jurisdictional Segmentation, Monopolistic Behavior, Censorship and Inclusion)

Self Sovereign Identity

• People and Entities Control their Identities
• Direct Access without Intermediaries
• Identity Transportable
• Identities Widely Usable (Interoperable)

Identify Asset Management and Blockchain Technology?

Benefits

• Prevent identity Theft
• Address Verification Costs and Fraud
• Trace Provenance
• Accessible and Censorship Resistant
• Facilitation of Self Sovereign Identity & Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)

Challenges

• Privacy e.g. Storing Personal Identifiable Information on Blockchain
• Access Controls
• Collective Action and Adoption