Welcome to the wiki pages of the GÉANT GN5-1 Task on Distributed Identities!
This Task on Distributed Identities (GN5.1 WP5 T7) is described in the Tech Annex of the project as follows:
Task 7: Distributed Identities (Task Leader: Christoph Graf – SWITCH)
There has recently been a strong movement to make the whole identity space more user-centric to allow users greater control of their identities (and other related information) and a more active role in the process of sharing their information with other parties.
This task will explore the use cases that would be better supported via distributed technologies and the implications on the current services and infrastructure used in the R&E community. Starting at M6 of the project, Task 7 will:
Review existing services to identify opportunities and challenges to adopt the distributed technologies paradigm.
Gather previous work done by the NRENs/universities on using SSI technologies, as well as other sectors.
Investigate implementation of distributed identities use cases and pilot them with the broader community and assess impacts and technological readiness.
Establish a communication channel with relevant existing initiatives in the NRENs and beyond (i.e., EBSI).
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