Up until recently, the majority of digital identity systems have been federated, where a small group of “identity providers” supply individuals with a digital identity that can be used to access other websites and services within the federation. Now we’re seeing the shift to decentralized identity solutions and open ecosystems based on verifiable credentials, where anyone can participate, issue, and verify. In the first of a new series on digital identity and government, we invited leading experts from Accenture and Evernym to discuss the state of digital identity systems within the public sector and the reasons why government interest in decentralized models continues to increase. We covered: - The key differences between federated and decentralized identity systems - An analysis of a few notable government-led projects, such as Aadhaar (India), Verify (UK), eIDAS (EU), and the Ontario Digital Identity Program (Canada) - What decentralization means for portability, scalability, flexibility, and privacy - How governments and commercial organizations can enhance existing federated identity systems with verifiable credentials

1. The Shift From Federated
To Decentralized Identity
What it means for governments, their citizens, and the private sector
December 8, 2021
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2. Andy Tobin
Managing Director, Europe,
Evernym
Christine Leong
Managing Director, Global Lead
Decentralized Identity & Biometrics
Accenture
Today’s presenters
Drummond Reed
Chief Trust Officer,
Evernym

3. On the agenda
Primer:
Federated to Decentralized.
What do we mean?
What’s happening out there?
The latest from our experts
on the ground.

4. LATAM &
Caribbean
● LACChain
● Copa Airlines - IATA
Canada
● Known Traveller Digital
Identity (KTDI)
● Verifiable Organizations
Network (VON)
UK & Ireland
● NHS
● IATA
● Sellafield
● Emerald ID
Australia
● Latest NSW activity
United States
● Velocity Network
● Excelsior
● Bonifii MemberPass
● US Department of
Homeland Security
Singapore
● Affinidi
New Zealand
● Mattr
South Korea
● Initial DID consortium
South Africa
● Absa - Sovrin
● Yoma
International
● International Air Transport
Association (IATA)
● Sovrin Foundation
● Global Legal Entity Identity
Foundation (GLEIF)
● cheqd.io
Sierra Leone
● Kiva
Jordan
● World Food
Programme
Turkey
● UN Development
Programme
Germany
● IDunion
● Open Credentialing
Initiative (OCI)
EU
● eIDAS 2.0
● European Self-Sovereign Identity
Framework (eSSIF) / EBSI
● Findy
● Pharmaledger
Spain
● Alastria
Global SSI momentum continues to increase
Image credit:
cheqd.io

5. Megatrend Movement
Digital identity is evolving fast
Centralized
• Silo-based
• Very restricted use
• Single purpose
• Not portable
Federated
• Central “provider”
• Multiple services can use
it.
• Use case limited
• Typically login-related
○ Social Log-In
○ Apple ID
○ Employee SSO
○ eIDAS
Decentralized SSI
• No central provider
• Any use case
• Any data
• Open ecosystem
• User controlled
• Privacy centric

6. Federated Identity Example: eIDAS overview

7. Federated log-in user experience

8. Scan to login
SSI log-in user experience

9. Example of government federated identity
French citizen getting a UK bank account

10. Same example
Decentralized SSI
Proof of identity
credential
Identity
credential
French
ID Issuer
UK Bank

11. Identity
credential
French
ID Issuer
UK Bank
German
Airline
Canadian
Employer
Bhutan
Tourist Board
French
Mobile
Operator
Get Once, Use Everywhere
Decentralized SSI
Moving from “closed loop identity”
to “open identity ecosystems”

12. Like paper credentials, but better
Any credential for any purpose.
12
Vaccination Type
Delivery Date
Location
Name
Photo
Name
Employee ID
Date of Birth
Address
Role
Flight #
Seat #
Destination
Meal Choice
Visa
Bank Name
Account Name
Sort Code
Account Number
Account Type
✓ User-controlled
✓ Reusable
✓ Instantly
verifiable
✓ Secure
✓ Tamper-proof
✓ Private
✓ Digitally
watermarked

13. Credentials for:
● People
● Organizations
● Things
● Metaverses
All using one platform.
One platform - Many uses

14. The citizen is now your API
Driving
License
Birth
Certificate
Banking Insurance Travel
Home
Rental
Online
Commerce
Passport
Office
They carry verifiable data across systems for you. No more spaghetti integrations.

15. Enhancing eIDAS 1.0 with Digital Credentials
EXISTING GOVERNING AUTHORITY
EXISTING IDPs/TSPs EXISTING VERIFIERS
ID check & create
federated account
Federated login

16. Enhancing eIDAS 1.0 with Digital Credentials
Open ecosystem. Citizen centric. Privacy by design. Non-correlation by design.
EXISTING GOVERNING AUTHORITY
UPDATED RULES & POLICIES
EXISTING IDPs/TSPs EXISTING VERIFIERS
ID check & create
federated account
+ ISSUE CREDENTIAL
+ SECURE MESSAGING
+ ISSUE NEW
CREDENTIALS
Federated login
+ DIDAUTH LOGIN
+ CREDENTIAL BASED
ONBOARDING
+ SECURE MESSAGING

17. Enhancing eIDAS 1.0 with Digital Credentials
Open ecosystem. Citizen centric. Privacy by design. Non-correlation by design.
EXISTING IDPs/TSPs EXISTING VERIFIERS
ID check & create
federated account
+ ISSUE CREDENTIAL
+ SECURE MESSAGING
+ ISSUE NEW
CREDENTIALS
10000s of
ADDITIONAL
VERIFIERS
+ INSTANT ONBOARDING
+ LOGIN
+ SECURE MESSAGING
+ ISSUE NEW
CREDENTIALS
MANY MORE ISSUERS OF
NEW CREDENTIAL TYPES
+ ISSUE NEW
CREDENTIALS
Federated login
+ DIDAUTH LOGIN
+ CREDENTIAL BASED
ONBOARDING
+ SECURE MESSAGING
EXISTING GOVERNING AUTHORITY
UPDATED RULES & POLICIES

18. eIDAS 2
is coming

19. Turning regulations into revenue
● ^ Massive opportunity. Not a threat.
● Instant, very low cost secure customer onboarding for every
business.
● Private business-to-customer communications.
● Issuance and use of many other credentials for any use case.

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