Decentralized SSI Governance

Objective of the white paper is to explore a set of related ideas that can be collectively referred to as "decentralized SSI governance" in order to support organizations as they transform their IT, business-process artifacts (e.g., forms), and policies to realize opportunities in adopting SSI.

You can find Google Docs version of this Whitepaper here.

White Paper navigation structure

• Why SSI - Saving time and money on bureaucracy

• Why NOT SSI - What Makes It Difficult?

• Towards SSI Adoption And Transformation

  • Three perspectives on qualified data: issuer, validator, and holder

    • The Issuer Perspective

    • The Validator Perspective

    • The Holder Perspective

  • Argument construction

  • Arguments for automated decision making require governance

  • Arguments for automated decision making require assurances

• SSI Assurance Communities

• Tools for Supporting SSI-ACs

  • Tools for Credential Markets

    • Credential Catalogues

    • Yellow Pages service

  • Supporting Accreditation Schemes and Certification

    • Accreditation Credentials

    • Trustworthy Credentials of a SSI-AC

    • Example for Trustworthy and Accreditation Credentials

  • Tools and Services That Support Business Decision Making

• Conclusions