Self-sovereign identity

The concept of self-sovereign identity (SSI) describes an identity management system created to operate independently of third-party public or private actors, based on decentralised technological architectures, and designed to prioritise user security, privacy, individual autonomy and self-empowerme...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Giannopoulou, Fennie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society 2021-04-01
Series:Internet Policy Review
Online Access:https://policyreview.info/node/1550
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spelling doaj-9f1736f26a4e423dafde46d8564d6d5d2021-06-01T12:40:22ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752021-04-01Volume 10Issue 210.14763/2021.2.1550Self-sovereign identityAlexandra Giannopoulou0Fennie Wang1University of AmsterdamDionysus LabsThe concept of self-sovereign identity (SSI) describes an identity management system created to operate independently of third-party public or private actors, based on decentralised technological architectures, and designed to prioritise user security, privacy, individual autonomy and self-empowerment.https://policyreview.info/node/1550
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