What is self-sovereign Identity?

by | Dec 6, 2018

Self-sovereign identity (SSI) is a term used to describe the digital movement that recognizes an individual should own and control their identity without the intervening administrative authorities. SSI allows people to interact in the digital world with the same...

Why is digital identity a problem?

by | Dec 6, 2018

In the real world, most identity interactions are self-sovereign. People collect various credentials that they keep in their possession and present them at their discretion to prove things about themselves. They hold things like a driver’s license, passport, or...

What is the Sovrin Foundation?

by | Dec 6, 2018

Established in 2016, the Sovrin Foundation is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit based in Provo, Utah. The mission of the Sovrin Foundation is to create the Internet’s long-missing identity layer and provide a global public utility for digital identity to people, organizations,...

What is Sovrin?

by | Dec 6, 2018

‘Sovrin’ most commonly refers to the Sovrin Network, a public service utility enabling self-sovereign identity on the Internet. The Sovrin Network is decentralized, meaning individuals can collect, hold, and choose which identity credentials —such as a driver’s...