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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon w3c

Discover DIDs from other identifiers

Open peacekeeper opened this issue 6 years ago • 3 comments

DIDs can potentially be discovered from other identifiers such as HTTP URIs, domain names, or email addresses, using e.g.:

  • DNS entries in a domain name's zone file (see here for a draft spec).
  • HTML code embedded in a web page (such as a Verifiable Credential stating that "Domain example.com is run bydid:example:1234.")
  • WebFinger

We should discuss if and how these protocols should be specified, and what implications (if any) this has for the DID Resolution spec.

Also consider "backreferences" from a DID to those other identifiers that point to a DID.

peacekeeper avatar Aug 13 '18 12:08 peacekeeper