Introducing Decentralised Identity to Matrix
summary
Proposal to add decentralized, user-controlled identity to Matrix using a wallet model and a concrete protocol called Trust Spanning Protocol that already has a spec and REST implementation. Claims: produce universal verifiability and metadata-minimising authentication for use cases from healthcare and payments to AI content provenance. Techniques: public‑key crypto, selective disclosure and zero‑knowledge proofs. Practical details: single‑key onboarding, portable accounts, EU/German pilots, key‑recovery via backed‑up government or wallet recovery, and remaining risks around metadata leakage.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to talk
- 2:12Why decentralized identity
- 10:05Current Matrix identity model
- 21:35Trust spanning protocol explained
- 29:06Introducing decentralized ID to Matrix
- 36:37Q&A on decentralized identity
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