Digital Identity Trends To Watch

Thanks to all for participating in the Digital Identity Trends To Watch & 2021 Redux webinar on January 19th, 2022. For the attendees, and those folks that couldn’t make it, we’ve put together a breakdown and some key items for you.

Recording of Digital Identity Trends to Watch and 2021 Redux

PDF presentation of the Digital Identity Trends to Watch and 2021 Redux

To begin with, Darrell talked about his top 5 stories from 2021:

• • Good Health Pass
    • Interoperability Blueprint
  • SSI Book
    • Self-Sovereign Identity – Decentralized Digital ID and Verifiable Credentials
    • The Current and Future State of Digital Wallets
  • Governments slinging code
    • Data Sovereignty: UK & Canadian governments have great policy pieces issued by respective governments on why open source helps and the concept of SSI.
  • Evernym Acquisition
  • cheqd launch

Afterward, Darrell points out a few key digital identity trends to keep an eye on in the SSI space for 2022.

• • Identity & Crypto/Blockchain Orchestration/Convergence
  • Standards Shakeup
  • Convergence of Credential Exchange
  • Interoperability is still nascent (and premature)
  • Trust Registries rolling out

Also, look at our past webinars and the breakdown on Trust Registries and The Digital Wallet Report Update. In addition, they provide great content to help you navigate and understand the SSI world.

QUESTIONS!?

Some great questions were sent in; we value and appreciate your engagement! The question period started at about 45:00. Some did come in earlier and were touched on throughout the presentation. Here is a run down of what we covered:

• In regards to Trust Registries, do you foresee these registries being run in a centralized or decentralized manner? Are there any leaders? What business models have you seen?
• Are there any sector agnostic trust registries protocols and or standards yet, or is the generic concept still in its early days?
• What scares you the most about 2022 and beyond for SSI?
• What about Mobile Driver licenses (mDLs)? I didn’t hear you mention that Apple supports them now.
• Did you hear about tbDEX and what Square/Block are doing?
• Where should I look for more detail on interoperability, standards, and how things are being put together? Why are you cynical about interoperability?
  • Trust Over IP Foundation – Governance Stack Working Group (GSWG) & Technology Stack Working Group (TSWG)
• What is the biggest challenge or challenges the governments in Canada are struggling with in moving forward with digital IDs

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