Sovrin Foundation

Home of the Sovrin Ledger – an open source, decentralized, public identity network metasystem to create, manage, & control self-sovereign digital identity

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Using Decentralized Ledger Technology #DLT for Decentralized Identifiers #DIDs is a choice for a mature technology proven over time. Sovrin MainNet has been in production for 7 years and is available to legal entity issuers of Verifiable Credentials globally across jurisdictions.

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Sovrin applauds this effort by BC and its partners in building out #trust and #transparency in the global #supplychain. We're delighted to have been selected as a root of trust for some of the types of #credentials issued as part of this important work.
https://t.co/l5pdf1vgos

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Come meet @SovrinID in Amsterdam! Our Board of Trustees Chair @scurranC3I will speak and he and Board Treasurer and Secretary @linekofoed will be in booth 154 to answer your questions about onboarding the Sovrin Ecosystem. #identityweek2024 #HyperledgerGovernment #SSI

[LF Decentralized Trust @lfdecentralized]

Register now for our next member in-depth with @SovrinID a deep dive into how rights-based governance can guide risk assessment and dictate policy requirements for #DigitalIdentity systems. Register here > https://t.co/l4kRQeHDZm

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

The Sovrin Principles of SSI are widely adopted by among others @trustoverip. They are available for use under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
#ssi #selfsovereignidentity #digitalidentity #principlesofssi #opensource #governance #hyperledgeridentity

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Sovrin's Principles of SSI are referenced in the July report on Digital Identity Standards by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). First published in 2020, in 2021 grouped from a #humancentric perspective of agency, autonomy and integrity. https://t.co/WJmcTlgAgr

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

@DaJanTRO @enisa @enisa_eu Thanks and apologies!

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

SOVRIN IS EU READY ✅ @ENISA issues strong recommendation for Sovrin:“one of the most mature networks for SSI and is still evolving”,“a strong, self-regulated governance scheme”,“has useful experience ... for a European electronic identity”
https://t.co/iYaBxfU83G

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

guardianship is handled in SSI. The paper explores guardianship as an important feature of SSI, introduces key terms and states why SSI needs guardianship.

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

The Sovrin Guardianship WG released "On Guardianship in Self-Sovereign Identity V2" https://t.co/KEmq5WTyUY As powerful as SSI is, the technology is limited to individuals who have digital access and the legal and mental capacity to act for themselves, both online and offline.

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

For SSI to work for everyone, guardianship needs to be designed and governed in an accessible, responsible and safe way. This whitepaper is for policy and decision-makers, designers, lawyers, software developers, identity professionals and others who want to learn how

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Meet @SovrinID Trustees and ask us anything Sovrin
#OSSUMMIT Vancouver 9-11 May (@scurranC3I)
#EIC2023 Berlin 9-12 May (@KudrixD)
#CPDP2023  Brussels 24-26 May (@linekofoed) #MyData2023 Helsinki 31 May-1 June (@KudrixD)
#DICE2023 Zurich 7-9 June (@KudrixD, @philippePage1)

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Greetings and thanks from the Sovrin Trustees
@scurranC3I @KudrixD @philippePage1 @sankarshan Jamie Sterling Andrew Smith @linekofoed

#SSI #opensource #support #nonprofit #identityforall
https://t.co/eY2eIU355P

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Identity for All is our mission! Celebrating ID Day on 16.9 as "UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9" calls for the provision of legal identity for all by 2030, including birth registration. #Identityday #identityforall #decentraliedidentity #hyperledger_indy #hyperledger_aries

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Do you need to explain or discuss #SelfSovereignIdentity? @SovrinID updated our graphic that may help you navigate the risks and benefits of #decentralizeddigitalidentity. Sovrin Trustee @linekofoed is at #hyperledger Global Forum and happy to share https://t.co/gmNaxG224y

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

Happy Anniversary to the Sovrin Community - 5 Years of MainNet 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Check our Sovrin July Newsletter https://t.co/OWekTBqmjE for a historic video and news from the Sovrin Foundation.
#sovrin5years #identityforall #digitalidentity #SSI

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

and we look forward to the increase in activity in the #SSI space as a result of this milestone.

Congratulations to all members of the Sovrin Community that participated in the establishment of this important new standard!

#decentralizedidentifiers #Sovrin5years #DID #SSI #w3c

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

The Sovrin Foundation is delighted to hear that the @w3c has finally approved that the Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0 Specification advance to W3C Recommendation, despite the objections of some large players in the W3C community. We've always felt that DIDs are inevitable

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

We sincerely invite you to follow the link, read the document and add your comments before July 19th 2022.
https://t.co/Z53BM7tyRZ

@sankarshan Mukhopadhyay and @linekofoed
The Sovrin Governance Framework Working Group
#governance #digitalidentity #ecosystem #SSI #Sovrin5years

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

RETHINKING #GOVERNANCE OF #DIGITALIDENTITY #ECOSYSTEMS
Digital identity systems have a special obligation to secure availability of the service. That requirement sets certain conditions for the participants in the ecosystem around the digital identity system: the members of the

[Sovrin Foundation @SovrinID]

responsibility of the ecosystem participants.

We hope other similar efforts can relate to the draft and
similarly build their ecosystem governance frameworks.
The primary document has been approved by the Sovrin Board of Trustees and is now out for a 30 day public review.