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Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is a novel and emerging, decentralized digital identity approach that enables entities to control and manage their digital identifiers and associated identity data fully while enhancing trust, privacy,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Špela Čučko , Šeila Bećirović , Aida Kamišalić , Saša Mrdović , Muhamed Turkanović

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is an identity model centered on the user. The user maintains and controls their data in this model. When a service provider requests data from the user, the user sends it directly to the service provider,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Frederico Schardong , Ricardo Custódio

This paper analyses the concept of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), an emerging approach for establishing digital identity, in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). We contrast existing approaches for identity on the Internet, such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-12-08 Geovane Fedrecheski , Jan M. Rabaey , Laisa C. P. Costa , Pablo C. Calcina Ccori , William T. Pereira , Marcelo K. Zuffo

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is a new distributed method for identity management, commonly used to address the problem that users are lack of control over their identities. However, the excessive pursuit of self-sovereignty in the most…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-06-13 Qiuyun Lyu , Shaopeng Cheng , Hao Li , Junliang Liu , Yanzhao Shen , Zhen Wang

The use of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) systems for digital identity management is gaining traction and interest. Countries such as Bhutan have already implemented an SSI infrastructure to manage the identity of their citizens. The EU,…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Montassar Naghmouchi , Maryline Laurent

Self-Sovereign Digital Identity (SSDI) enables individuals to control their own identity assertions and data, rather than relying on centralized or federated systems prone to large-scale data breaches. By eliminating centralized databases…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Sushanth Ambati , Kainat Adeel , Jack Myers , Nikolay Ivanov

The emerging Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) techniques, such as Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs), move control of digital identity from conventional identity providers to individuals and lay down the…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Thusitha Dayaratne , Xinxin Fan , Yuhong Liu , Carsten Rudolph

Digital identity is evolving from centralized systems to a decentralized approach known as Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). SSI empowers individuals to control their digital identities, eliminating reliance on third-party data custodians and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-28 Evan Krul , Hye-young Paik , Sushmita Ruj , Salil S. Kanhere

The Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is a decentralized paradigm enabling full control over the data used to build and prove the identity. In Internet of Things networks with security requirements, the Self-Sovereign Identity can play a key…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-09 Alessandro Pino , Davide Margaria , Andrea Vesco

The Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) paradigm is instrumental for decentralised identity management, allowing an entity to create, manage, and present their digital credentials without relying on centralised authorities. Credential selective…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Elia Onofri , Andrea De Salve , Paolo Mori , Laura Emilia Maria Ricci , Roberto Di Pietro

In the current global situation-burdened by, among others, a vast number of people without formal identification, digital leap, the need for health passports and contact tracking applications-providing private and secure digital identity…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Gabriella Laatikainen , Taija Kolehmainen , Mengcheng Li , Markus Hautala , Antti Kettunen , Pekka Abrahamsson

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is projected to become part of every person's life in some form. The ability to verify and authenticate that an individual is the actual person they are purported to be along with securing the personal…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-26 Morgan Reece , Sudip Mittal

This paper provides an overview of the Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) concept, focusing on four different components that we identified as essential to the architecture. Self-Sovereign Identity is enabled by the new development of blockchain…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-07-18 Alexander Mühle , Andreas Grüner , Tatiana Gayvoronskaya , Christoph Meinel

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) aspires to create a standardised identity layer for the Internet by placing citizens at the centre of their data, thereby weakening the grip of big tech on current digital identities. However, as millions of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-15 Rowdy Chotkan , Jérémie Decouchant , Johan Pouwelse

Self-Sovereign Identity is a transformative paradigm in digital identity management, empowering individuals with full control over their credentials. However, the coexistence of diverse SSI ecosystems, such as the European Digital Identity…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Hakan Yildiz , Axel Küpper

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is an emerging paradigm for authentication and credential presentation that aims to give users control over their data and prevent any kind of tracking by (even trusted) third parties. In the European Union,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Francesco Buccafurri , Carmen Licciardi

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), as a new and promising identity management paradigm, needs mechanisms that can ease a gradual transition of existing services and developers towards it. Systems that bridge the gap between SSI and established…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-19 Felix Hoops , Florian Matthes

The popularity of the Internet of Things (IoT) has driven its usage in our homes and industries over the past 10-12 years. However, there have been some major issues related to identity management and ownership transfer involving IoT…

Self-sovereign identity (SSI) has gained a large amount of interest. It enables physical entities to retain ownership and control of their digital identities, which naturally forms a conceptual decentralized architecture. With the support…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Yepeng Ding , Hiroyuki Sato

The centralized PKI is not a suitable solution to provide identities in large-scale IoT systems. The main problem is the high cost of managing X.509 certificates throughout their lifecycle, from installation to regular updates and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Leonardo Perugini , Andrea Vesco
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