Trust Frameworks and SSI:
An Interview with CULedger on the
Credit Union MyCUID Trust Framework
Drummond Reed with Rick Cranston, COO, and Julie Esser, Chief
Engagement Officer of CULedger
July, 2018
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Verifiable Credentials
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The format for interoperable,
cryptographically-verifiable
digital credentials being defined
by the W3C Verifiable Claims
Working Group
Verifiable credentials are…
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Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) Model
PeerYou
Distributed Ledger (Blockchain)
Connection
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Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) Model
Peer
Distributed Ledger (Blockchain)
Connection
Issue credential
Verify credential
Digital
wallet
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W3C Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem
HolderIssuer Verifier
Issues
Credential
Presents
Credential
Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
Public Blockchain or other Decentralized Network
Signs
Credential
Countersigns
Credential
Verifies
Signatures
Wallet
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Sovrin Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem
HolderIssuer Verifier
Issues
Credential
Presents
Credential
Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
Public Blockchain or other Decentralized Network
Signs
Credential
Countersigns
Credential
Verifies
Signatures
Wallet
Pairwise
Unique
DIDs
Pairwise
Unique
DIDs
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Sovrin Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem
HolderIssuer Verifier
Issues
Credential
Presents
Credential
Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
Public Blockchain or other Decentralized Network
Signs
Credential
Countersigns
Credential
Verifies
Signatures
Wallet
Zero
Know-
ledge
Cred
Zero
Know-
ledge
Proof
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Trust Frameworks
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A trust framework is…
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A set of business, legal, and
technical rules which members
of a community agree to follow
in order to achieve trust online
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Business
Policies
Legal
Policies
Technical
Policies
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Example: a credit card network
relies on a trust framework to
establish trust between the parties
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Similarly, the trust in any SSI digital
credential will depend on the trust
framework under which it is issued
Digital
Credential
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Digital
Credential
Trust
Framework
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This is why SSI is going
to lead to an explosion
of trust frameworks
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HolderIssuer Verifier
Issues
Credential
Presents
Credential
Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
Public Blockchain or other Decentralized Network
Signs
Credential
Countersigns
Credential
Verifies
Signatures
Wallet
Trust Framework
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The Sovrin Trust
Framework
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Sovrin is…
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A purpose-built blockchain
designed from the ground up
to be a global public utility
and trust framework for
self-sovereign identity
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Sovrin Stewards
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The Sovrin Trust Framework
Working Group has over 30 experts
from around the world, including 2
leading global law firms, plus GDPR
and E-Privacy experts
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The first version of the
Sovrin Trust Framework
was published in July 2017 and
governs the current operating
Sovrin network
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The Sovrin Trust Framework
is specifically designed to
serve as a foundation for
other SSI trust frameworks
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Sovrin Trust
Framework
Domain-
specific trust
frameworks
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Domain-Specific
Trust Frameworks
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A domain-specific TF is…
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An SSI trust framework that
specifies what issuers will
issue what credentials under
what policies to achieve
desired levels of trust
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Any digital credential
intended to serve
more than one issuer/verifier
needs a domain-specific trust
framework
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The first issuers of
Sovrin digital credentials
are already creating
domain-specific trust
frameworks
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CULedger and
MyCUID
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CULedger is…
A consortia created to build
blockchain solutions for the
credit union industry and its
235M members worldwide
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MyCUID is…
The first initiative coming
from CULedger:
a global digital credential
of credit union membership
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Julie Esser
Chief Engagement Officer
Rick Cranston
Chief Operating Officer
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Questions?
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Trust Frameworks and SSI:
An Interview with CULedger on the
Credit Union MyCUID Trust Framework
Drummond Reed with Rick Cranston, COO, and Julie Esser, Chief
Engagement Officer of CULedger
July, 2018
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Trust Frameworks and SSI: An Interview with CULedger on the Credit Union MyCUID Trust Framework