Below are the standards that Ping Identity actively contributes to, participates in, and follows:
OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4 VCI)
Defines an API for the issuance of a Verifiable Credential in W3C and ISO formats. This format uses OAuth 2.0, meaning existing apps deployed using OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect OPs can be extended to become credential issuers.
OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OpenID4VP)
Defines a transport protocol on top of OAuth 2.0 for users to present digital credentials from their wallet to a verifier. Enables the verifier to request a specific type of credential. This allows secure direct presentation of the credential.
W3C Verifiable Credentials with JSON Web Token proof format (JWT-VC)
Defines a standard way to express credentials on the Web in a way that is cryptographically secure, privacy respecting, and machine-verifiable, using the JSON Web Token proof format.
ISO 18013-5 for Mobile Driving License (mDL)
Focuses on “attended” mDL presentation, meaning the end user presents the mDL to the relying party in-person, but using their mobile driving license. This standard covers several transport protocols, including QR, NFC, BLE, and WiFi Aware.
ISO 18013-7 for Mobile Driving Licenses (mDL)
This is the “unattended” mDL presentation, where the end user can present mDL to the relying party remotely (i.e., over the Internet). It is important to note that this standard is still in development and has yet to be published.
Your Digital Wallet
Once credentials are issued to users, they are stored in a digital wallet, such as:
Device native wallets, such as Samsung, Google, or Apple
Mobile app wallet using Ping’s SDK
Open Source Wallets, such as Open Wallet Foundation
Standards communities that support DCI are:
Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)
An engineering-driven organization focused on developing the foundational elements necessary to establish an open ecosystem for decentralized identity and ensure interoperability between all participants.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The mission of the W3C Work Groups and Community Groups chartered for decentralized identity topics is to identify and resolve real world identity issues, to explore and build a more secure trusted digital identity ecosystem on the internet for people, organizations, and things. Their work focuses on the ecosystem’s scalability, interoperability, mobility, security, and privacy.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
An open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers working on the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
Hyperledger Indy
The Linux Foundation’s community dedicated to developing frameworks, tools, and libraries for deployments of decentralized ledgers and blockchains.
International Standards Organization (ISO)
This independent, non-governmental organization is made up of members from the national standards bodies of 167 countries. Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. ISO Sub-Committees develop standards for many aspects of decentralized identity, including mobile driving licenses and mobile eID, distributed ledger technology, identity management, privacy, and cryptography.
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