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The Decentralized Identifier Working Group has published Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1 as a W3C Candidate Recommendation Snapshot.

Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) are a new type of identifier that enables verifiable, decentralized digital identity.

This document specifies the DID syntax, a common data model, core properties, serialized representations, DID operations, and an explanation of the process of resolving DIDs to the resources that they represent.

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Overview of DID architecture and the relationship of the basic components. Six internally-labeled shapes appear in the diagram, with labeled arrows between them, as follows. In the center of the diagram is a rectangle labeled DID URL, containing small typewritten text "did:example:123/path/to/rsrc". At the center top of the diagram is a rectangle labeled, "DID", containing small typewritten text "did:example:123". At the top left of the diagram is an oval, labeled "DID Subject". At the bottom center of the diagram is a rectangle labeled, "DID document". At the bottom left is an oval, labeled, "DID Controller". On the center right of the diagram is a two-dimensional rendering of a cylinder, labeled, "Verifiable Data Registry".
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