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From centralized ID to decentralized ID, history repeats itself | Nikkei Crosstech

Following on from last week, the third installment of the series "In-Depth Examination: Will Blockchain Make Humanity Happy?", the second part of the history of decentralized IDs, has been published in Nikkei CrossTech. The title is "From Centralized IDs to Decentralized IDs: History Repeats Itself." Last time, we looked at the contrast between W3C DID and XRI, but this time we finally discuss OpenID. There are few resources that explain the philosophy behind OpenID, so...

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W3C standardizes decentralized identity, a look back at the history of how it got there

Last week, the W3C issued a recommendation regarding DID (Decentralized Identifier), and I wrote an article for Nikkei XTECH on this topic. It's a noteworthy technology related to the much-discussed Web 3.0/web3 and Web5. Even those familiar with DID may not know about it, so I think you'll enjoy it (though the latter half is paid content). This article is part of a series…