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A Decentralized Identifier (DID) empowers an entity to prove control over a unique and self-issued identifier without relying on any identity provider. The public key material for the proof is encoded into an associated DID document (DDO).…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Sandro Rodriguez Garzon , Carlo Segat , Axel Küpper

Digital identity has always been considered the keystone for implementing secure and trustworthy communications among parties. The ever-evolving digital landscape has gone through many technological transformations that have also affected…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-17 Carlo Mazzocca , Abbas Acar , Selcuk Uluagac , Rebecca Montanari , Paolo Bellavista , Mauro Conti

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

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

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

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) grants holders full ownership and control of their digital identities, being the ultimate digital identity model. Operating in a decentralized manner, SSI enables the verification of claims, including…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Andreea Elena Drăgnoiu , Andrei Ciobanu , Ruxandra F. Olimid

Identity Management Systems (IdMs) have complemented how users are identified, authenticated, and authorised on e-services. Among the methods used for this purpose are traditional IdMs (isolated, centralised and federated) that mostly rely…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-06 Abubakar-Sadiq Shehu

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

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

As an emerging paradigm in digital identity, Decentralized Identity (DID) appears advantages over traditional identity management methods in a variety of aspects, e.g., enhancing user-centric online services and ensuring complete user…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Tianxiu Xie , Keke Gai , Jing Yu , Liehuang Zhu , Bin Xiao

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 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

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 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

Current architectures to validate, certify, and manage identity are based on centralised, top-down approaches that rely on trusted authorities and third-party operators. We approach the problem of digital identity starting from a human…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Geoff Goodell , Tomaso Aste

This article presents the potential use of the Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI), combining with Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), to improve the privacy and control of health data. The paper presents the SSI technology, lists the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Alexandre Siqueira , Arlindo Flavio da Conceição , Vladimir Rocha

A core part of the new identity management paradigm of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is the W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) standard. The diversity of interoperable implementations encouraged by the paradigm is key for a less…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-11-08 Felix Hoops , Alexander Mühle , Florian Matthes , Christoph Meinel

Existing digital identity management systems fail to deliver the desirable properties of control by the users of their own identity data, credibility of disclosed identity data, and network-level anonymity. The recently proposed…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-29 Quinten Stokkink , Georgy Ishmaev , Dick Epema , Johan Pouwelse

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 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…

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