Object Management Group Issues RFI for Disposable Self-Sovereign Identity Standard
The first step in developing a new standard
BOSTON — Object Management Group issued a request for information (RFI) for a Disposable Self-Sovereign Identity (DSSID) standard. Such a standard would describe contextually constrained, disposable self-sovereign identity (DSSID) applications. It would also build on the existing World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) decentralized identifier (DID) standard — a peer-to-peer standard that establishes a channel and identity between an individual and an organization that does not require a third party.
"The industry standard term of self-sovereign identity describes solutions that people can use to prove their identity without sharing their own personal data to prove eligibility for services or entitlements," said Char Wales, systems engineer - process specialist at Jackrabbit Consulting and co-chair of the Middleware and Related Services (MARS) Platform Task Force at OMG. "SSIDs that must be used within a specific limited time frame are known as disposable SSIDs. The significant feature is not that they must expire at a specific time, but that they are expected to be short lived and limited to their specific usage context. A new DSSID standard will address evolving privacy concerns."