Episodes

  • Faster, Cheaper, and More Private: the Sequel IS Better! (did:btcr2, Part 2)

    Faster, Cheaper, and More Private: the Sequel IS Better! (did:btcr2, Part 2)
    Oct 10 2025
    did:btcr2 is a censorship-resistant DID method using the Bitcoin blockchain as a Verifiable Data Registry to announce changes to the DID document. It improves on prior work by allowing: zero-cost off-chain DID creation; aggregated updates for scalable on-chain update costs; long-term identifiers that can support frequent updates; private communication of the DID document; private DID...
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Faster, Cheaper, and More Private: the Sequel IS Better! (did:btcr2, Part 1)

    Faster, Cheaper, and More Private: the Sequel IS Better! (did:btcr2, Part 1)
    Oct 10 2025
    did:btcr2 is a censorship-resistant DID method using the Bitcoin blockchain as a Verifiable Data Registry to announce changes to the DID document. It improves on prior work by allowing: zero-cost off-chain DID creation; aggregated updates for scalable on-chain update costs; long-term identifiers that can support frequent updates; private communication of the DID document; private DID...
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    55 mins
  • Verifying a Web of Truth (did:webvh, Part 2)

    Verifying a Web of Truth (did:webvh, Part 2)
    Jul 23 2025
    did:webvh adds historical verifiability to did:web, using cryptographic provenance to establish that the current DID document is the result of legitimate updates by the DID controller. Today on the show we talk with Stephen Curran and John Jordan, co-creators and implementers of the did:webvh specification. References ACA-py Plug In https://aca-py.org/latest/features/PlugIns/ AnonCreds Specification https://hyperledger.github.io/anoncreds-spec/ DID...
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    41 mins
  • Verifying a Web of Truth (did:webvh, Part 1)

    Verifying a Web of Truth (did:webvh, Part 1)
    Jul 23 2025
    did:webvh adds historical verifiability to did:web, using cryptographic provenance to establish that the current DID document is the result of legitimate updates by the DID controller. Today on the show we talk with Stephen Curran and John Jordan, co-creators and implementers of the did:webvh specification. References ACA-py Plug In https://aca-py.org/latest/features/PlugIns/ AnonCreds Specification https://hyperledger.github.io/anoncreds-spec/ DID...
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    43 mins
  • Didja JWK? We did! (did:jwk, Part 2)

    Didja JWK? We did! (did:jwk, Part 2)
    Jul 14 2025
    did:jwk embeds a JSON Web Key (JWK) in a DID to enable the use of JWKs in DID-enabled systems. Simple and straightforward, it promises to give did:key and did:pkh a run for their money. We talk with two of the co-authors of did:jwk, Jeremie Miller, known for creating Jabber and XMPP, and Orie Steele, CTO...
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    49 mins
  • Didja JWK? We did! (did:jwk, Part 1)

    Didja JWK? We did! (did:jwk, Part 1)
    Jul 14 2025
    did:jwk embeds a JSON Web Key (JWK) in a DID to enable the use of JWKs in DID-enabled systems. Simple and straightforward, it promises to give did:key and did:pkh a run for their money. We talk with two of the co-authors of did:jwk, Jeremie Miller, known for creating Jabber and XMPP, and Orie Steele, CTO...
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    48 mins
  • Exploring the SOL-ar System (did:sol, Part 2)

    Exploring the SOL-ar System (did:sol, Part 2)
    Jun 11 2025
    did:sol is the Solana DID method. Solana is an application-centric blockchain praised for it’s high-throughput and composability. Today on the show we talk with Martin Riedel, and Daniel Kelleher, co-editors and implementers of the did:sol specification. References Civic https://www.civic.com/ x: @civickey Cryptid https://github.com/identity-com/cryptid DID Directory https://diddirectory.com/ did:sol spec https://g.identity.com/sol-did/ did:sol on diddirectory.com https://diddirectory.com/sol did:sol on...
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    51 mins
  • Exploring the SOL-ar System (did:sol, Part 1)

    Exploring the SOL-ar System (did:sol, Part 1)
    Jun 11 2025
    did:sol is the Solana DID method. Solana is an application-centric blockchain praised for it’s high-throughput and composability. Today on the show we talk with Martin Riedel, and Daniel Kelleher, co-editors and implementers of the did:sol specification. References Civic https://www.civic.com/ x: @civickey Cryptid https://github.com/identity-com/cryptid DID Directory https://diddirectory.com/ did:sol spec https://g.identity.com/sol-did/ did:sol on diddirectory.com https://diddirectory.com/sol did:sol on...
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    48 mins