Decentralized SSI Governance

Owned by Victor Syntez
Last updated: May 07, 2021
1 min read

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