Sovrin, the self-sovereign identity (SSI) network, launched in 2017. But as with most blockchain and decentralized projects, it was a limited launch. Since yesterday, organizations can now write to the public ledger. Although Canada’s
British Columbia government is already using
Sovrin, until now, it was somewhat ad hoc.
“We are very proud to announce that Sovrin is now open for any organization to begin issuing digital credentials,” said Sovrin Chairman of the Board, Dr. Phillip Windley. “We look forward to working with the first generation of credential issuers to help show how globally verifiable digital credentials can solve many longstanding issues of internet identity and trust.”
“It’s difficult to overstate what self-sovereign identity means for the future of the internet,” said Sovrin Executive Director Heather C. Dahl. “We are looking at the beginning of the end of usernames and passwords. We are looking at an entirely new way of using the internet, one that builds trustworthiness out of respect for people’s identities by interacting via trustworthy digital credentials.”
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