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NIST CSWP 9

A Taxonomic Approach to Understanding Emerging Blockchain Identity Management Systems

Date Published: January 14, 2020

Author(s)

Loïc Lesavre (NIST), Priam Varin (NIST), Peter Mell (NIST), Michael Davidson (NIST), James Shook (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

blockchain; data custody; data ownership; decentralized identifier; distributed ledger; identity management; public key infrastructure; self-sovereign identity; smart contract; user-controlled identity wallet; verifiable credential; zero-knowledge proof
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CSWP.9
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Supplemental Material:
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Related NIST Publications:
IR 8202

Document History:
07/09/19: CSWP 9 (Draft)
01/14/20: CSWP 9 (Final)