Decentralized Identity Ledger for DID and VC Trust Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communications systems face challenges in managing decentralized identities and trust management processes, particularly in supporting digital identity authentication and authorization, leading to inefficiencies and resource wastage.
Innovation Solution
Implementations provide permissioned distributed ledger services and associated message exchanges to manage decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials (VCs), including actions such as create, store, update, delete, and revoke, enhancing security and resource efficiency in digital transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional centralized identity management systems are used, then authentication and authorization can be performed, but security vulnerabilities and resource wastage occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts identity management data from centralized systems and stores it on a distributed ledger network. Each participant maintains their own identity credentials locally, eliminating the need for centralized authentication servers and reducing system resource consumption while improving security.
Solution Approach 2:
The identity management system is segmented into decentralized components where different entities (users, organizations, authorities) independently manage their own identity credentials on the distributed ledger. This segmentation eliminates single points of failure and reduces centralized resource requirements.
2Reliability
If decentralized identity management is implemented, then security and resource efficiency are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universal identity credentials that can be used across multiple contexts and platforms. The distributed ledger serves multiple functions including authentication, authorization, and credential verification, reducing the need for separate systems and simplifying overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The distributed ledger acts as an intermediary layer that simplifies interactions between different entities. Instead of complex direct authentication between multiple parties, the ledger provides a standardized medium for credential verification, reducing system complexity.
3Productivity
If traditional identity management processes are used, then authentication can be performed, but processing time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Identity credentials are pre-issued and stored on the distributed ledger before authentication is needed. When authentication is required, the system simply verifies existing credentials on the ledger rather than performing complex authentication processes, significantly reducing processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service authentication where users can independently verify their own credentials and present them for authentication. This eliminates the need for centralized authentication servers to process each login request, improving processing efficiency and reducing time loss.
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support digital identity management. For instance, implementations provide permissioned distributed ledger (PDL) services and associated message exchanges and operations. Decentralized identifier (DID) document registry services, for example, are provided to enable management of DIDs, such as for actions including create/store, update, delete/revoke, etc., for DIDs. Further, verifiable credential (VC) data registry services are provided to enable management of VCs, such as for actions including create/store, update, delete/revoke, etc., for VCs.