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@darius The Tor DID spec actually looks pretty interesting tho: https://blockchaincommons.github.io/did-method-onion/ since it's self-validating (the DID uri is literally an Onion site url aka public key) and builds upon an existing decentralized registration system that does not require use of a blockchain. And there's a web-based spec as well, which appears to use DNS for validation. 3 comments
 @darius yep, i suppose so the big problem i see with DID as it stands right now is that there's no generic protocol/resolver for these theoretical large identity providers to use - the current spec would probably have each provider end up creating their own incompatible DID method, and different resolvers would support different subsets of methods. It's a big mess. |
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@darius Anyways, in the end, excluding the blockchain junk (I'm not gonna pay a cryptocurrency speculator in order to prove my own identity!), if the DID format does take off it's almost certainly going to be because a significant number of people get identities through a small number of big identity providers. :/