Definition
Self-Sovereign Identity
SSI
The position that a person should hold their own identifiers and credentials and decide each time what to disclose. It is a stance about who is in control, not a protocol; decentralized identity is how it gets built.
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- SSI
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Terms
- DID
A DID is a digital identifier. It helps its holder and a verifier establish who controls an identity and who a claim relates to. It is not a wallet, and it does not replace application accounts, sign-in methods, or permission rules.
- Verifiable Credential
A verifiable credential is a signed statement from an issuer about a subject. It gives a verifier something more specific to inspect than a screenshot or an assertion passed along without its source.