@w3cWorld Wide Web Consortium invites implementations of "Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1". DIDs enable verifiable digital without relying on central authorities.
▶️ w3.org/TR/did-1.1/

A DID is a simple text string consisting of three parts: 1) the 'did' URI scheme identifier, 2) the identifier for the DID method and 3) the DID method-specific identifier.

Feedback welcome: github.com/w3c/did/issues

A simple example of a decentralized identifier (DID):
did:example:123456789abcdefghi
"did:" is the Scheme
"example:" is the DID method
"123456789abcdefghi" is the DID Method-Specific Identifier
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