Knowledge Base
Your guide to the technologies, standards, and policies shaping modern digital identity services.
Learn About Digital Identity Fundamentals
Core concepts defining digital identity systems and the essential roles involved in the modern identity ecosystem.
Learn About Trust Infrastructure
The cryptographic backbone ensuring security, including PKI, encryption keys, and trust frameworks that establish reliability between issuers and verifiers.
Learn About Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs)
A deep dive into mobile driver’s licenses, covering their functionality, security features, data structure, and adoption in the real world.
Learn About Verifiable Digital Credentials
Explaining the technology behind cryptographically secure credentials, including digital signatures, device binding, and the mechanisms that ensure data authenticity.
Learn About Credential Formats & Standards
A comparison of technical standards like ISO mDL and W3C Verifiable Credentials that ensure compatibility across different systems and jurisdictions.
Learn About Verification Mechanisms
Methods and protocols for checking credential validity, covering online and offline modes, hardware interactions, and the mechanics of proving identity.
Learn About Assurance & Lifecycle Management
Understanding identity confidence levels (NIST IAL) and the complete management of a credential from issuance to revocation and portability.
Learn About Privacy-Preserving Design
Principles and technologies like Zero-Knowledge Proofs and selective disclosure that maximize user privacy and minimize data retention.
Learn About Privacy Risks & Fraud Prevention
Analyzing threats such as synthetic fraud and collusion, along with safeguards like liveness checks and pairwise identifiers to protect users.
Learn About Digital Wallets & Device Security
How digital wallets utilize device hardware like TEEs and Secure Elements to safely store keys and manage user assets.
Learn About Authentication & Access Protocols
The standards enabling secure access and login, including OAuth, OIDC, and Passkeys, and how they differ from authorization.
Learn About Identity Policy & Governance
Governance structures, legal frameworks, and historical context that shape how digital identity systems are regulated and trusted.
Learn About Global Ecosystem & Regulations
Key regulations and organizations driving the global landscape, including GDPR, eIDAS, and the bodies setting technical standards.
Learn About Real-World Use Cases
Practical applications of digital identity across industries, from airport security and age verification to government benefits and healthcare.
