Guides

In the last guide, we talked about a very important topic within Europe: the eIDAS regulation. The idea of the regulation, explained in very simple words, is to guarantee a kind of European citizenship in the digital world. The objectives of the regulation are...

"Identity without borders" was the slogan pronounced by the European Union in reference to the eIDAS regulation, which (regulation) aims to establish online trust to facilitate economic and social development. Let us now try to understand why this regulation is...

We're back today with a new guide, this time aiming to address a specific topic on privacy, digital identity and GDPR. What is GDPR? Privacy and the protection of personal data is an increasingly important topic within the daily debate. The growing awareness of...

In this article we will discuss about the 10 principles coined by Christopher Allen, one of the pioneers within this world, concerning the Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). According to Allen, SSI can be interpreted in two ways: the first is ideological, which (key...

Here we are at the second part of the guide on examples in everyday life with Self Sovereign Identity. If you missed the first part, here is the link. Following on from the first guide, this second part aims to demonstrate and show how SSI and Verifiable Credentials...

After this last guide you will finally have enough information to explore the remaining part of our site and the web.  In the six previous guides we have talked about: The history of SSI, that is, the philosophy behind this new identity standard and the...

In the last few guides, we have discussed about several topics: from digital identity models, to the emergence of Self  Sovereign Identity (SSI), and one of the first pillars, DIDs. As already addressed, the concept of Self Sovereign Identity is based on three main...

What are Decentralized Identifiers (DID)? Special features of Decentralized Identifiers (DID) How is a Decentralized Identifier (DID) formed? Introduction to the architecture of Decentralized Identifiers (DID) In this third guide, we will explain how one of the...

How the centralized model for personal data management works How the federated personal data management model works How the SSi model works for personal data management What is a digital identity? This is an increasingly topical question in a world that is becoming...

The concept of identity and the concept of identity on the web The birth of the Internet and the problem of digital identity Introduction to the founding concepts and technological architecture of Self-Sovereign Identity. Identity is a purely human concept. It is that...