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In a new DIF guest post, Alan Karp argues that restricting delegation can encourage credential sharing, proxy workarounds, and weaker security. Read the full blog:
Blocking Delegation is an Anti-pattern
From blog.identity.foundation
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Sep 2
And another one! 🎉 did:ethr is now a DIF Recommended DID method. Any Ethereum address becomes a valid DID — no registration required. Congrats to Mircea Nistor for sponsoring the method. Come join the conversation: identity.foundation/working-groups…
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Sep 2
did:cid is now a DIF Recommended DID method 🚀 Built on the Archon protocol by Archetech — instant, zero-cost DID creation via IPFS with flexible finality options. Fully W3C compliant and production-ready. Follow the work: 👉 archetech.com 👉 identity.foundation/working-groups…
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Sep 1
Digital identity systems also need to account for what happens when identity is compromised. DIF Steering Committee member Steve McCown speaks at Identity Week America in Identity Security: What Happens When Digital Identity Is Compromised? 📅 Sept. 3 · 14:40
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Sep 1
DIF’s Dmitri Zagidulin joins an Identity Week America panel on decentralized identity integration, covering frameworks & standards, benefits, “no phone home” lessons and challenges associated with decentralized identity programs.