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Identifiers & Discovery WG operating repo

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DIF Identifiers & Discovery Working Group

Members of the Working Group are engaged in development of protocols and systems that enable creation, resolution, and discovery of decentralized identifiers and names across underlying decentralized systems, like blockchains and distributed ledgers.

General Information

Participation

Work Items

Current Work Items:

Name Type Lead(s) Link(s)
Universal Resolver Code @peacekeeper https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-frontend
(various drivers)
Universal Registrar Code @peacekeeper https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-registrar
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-registrar-frontend
(various drivers)
did-common-java Code @peacekeeper https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-common-java
did:peer Method Specs @dhh1128 https://github.com/decentralized-identity/peer-did-method-spec
JavaScript DID Resolver Code @pelle, @mirceanis https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-resolver
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ethr-did-resolver
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/web-did-resolver
JavaScript DID JWT Code @pelle, @mirceanis https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt-vc
DID Spec Extensions Specs @peacekeeper https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-spec-extensions
DID Registration Specs @peacekeeper https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-registration
DID Method Enumeration Specs @TelegramSam https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-method-enum
DID Traits Specs @jceb https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-traits
did:webvh Method Specs @swcurran https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didwebvh, https://didwebvh.info/
did/whois Specs @swcurran https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-whois

Former Work Items:

Name Type Leads Status Link(s)
Linked Verifiable Presentation Specs @jceb Completed https://github.com/decentralized-identity/linked-vp
.well-known DID Configuration Specs @csuwildcat, @OR13 Completed https://github.com/decentralized-identity/.well-known
Secret Recovery Methods (Fuzzy Encryption, Horcrux) Documentation @TomCJones, @csuwildcat, @johncallahan Inactive https://github.com/decentralized-identity/secret-recovery-methods
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/fuzzy-encryption
https://github.com/decentralized-identity/horcrux
Rust did:key Implementation Code @tmarkovski Inactive https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-key.rs
did-common-dotnet Code @juanfranblanco, @veikkoeeva Inactive https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-common-dotnet
JSON-LD Document Loader Code @OR13 Inactive https://github.com/decentralized-identity/jsonld-document-loader
KERI Specs and Code Transitioned into separate Working Group https://github.com/decentralized-identity/keri/
Sidetree Specs and Code Transitioned into separate Working Group https://identity.foundation/working-groups/sidetree.html
DIF Security Context Specs Transitioned into W3C DID Spec Registries https://github.com/decentralized-identity/context
Python DID Resolver Specs Abandoned https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-python