Identification
Who is acting, proven rather than assumed. Self-certifying KERI identifiers (AIDs) derived directly from keys, with witnessed key events under every identity.
- AID
- DID
- WebAuthn
selfdriven ID · identity & trust
Trustable identification, shareable identity.
Helping communities self-actuate on trustable identification and the identities built from it. For all entity-substrates, organic and inorganic — grounded in self-sovereign identity on KERI and ACDC, without a blockchain.
Explore SSI & KERI Or read the researchAID
Self-certifying identifiers, derived from keys rather than registries
ACDC
Authentic Chained Data Containers — the native credential layer on KERI
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Blockchains required — trust anchored in the verifiable key event log
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Entity-substrates served, organic and inorganic
The premise
A shared identification system comes first. Identity and trust follow from it.
Without a shared identification system, you can't have shareable identity. Without shareable identities, you can't have shared trust. selfdriven.id works from that foundation up — portable identifiers, verifiable credentials, and the trust layer underneath.
Identification → identity → trust.
What this coversVerifiable data
What can be proven. ACDC credentials and attestations chained to the KERI trust layer, with selective disclosure and issuer-independent revocation.
- ACDC
- VC
- vLEI
Trust & governance
How authority is held and delegated. Key rotation, delegation, and revocation give humans and AI agents scoped, revocable authority rooted in a durable identity.
- KEL
- Delegation
- Rotation
Learn
Where to start with identity and trust.
Background reading and reference material on self-sovereign identity, from the foundational books to the specifications the interfaces build on.
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01 · Foundations
SSI & Learning Digital Identity
The two reference books on self-sovereign identity — the field's grounding and the mental models underneath it.
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02 · Identity layer
KERI & ACDC
Key Event Receipt Infrastructure — self-certifying identifiers and key rotation, paired with ACDC credentials.
Read SSI & KERI -
03 · Standards
WebAuthn, FIDO2 & vLEI
The authentication and legal-entity standards the interfaces bind to — passkeys, FIDO2, and verifiable LEIs.
GLEIF -
04 · Frameworks
Digital Interaction Framework
A layered trust architecture for digital relationships — from ephemeral transactions to enduring relationships.
Open framework
SSI & KERI
KERI, applied across the stack.
How Key Event Receipt Infrastructure pairs with the technologies around it — identity, credentials, keys, and secure communication.
Each page is a focused explainer, written to be explored rather than skimmed.
- 01 · OverviewSSI & KERIWhere KERI fits in the self-sovereign identity ecosystem — a trust layer without a blockchain.
- 02 · AIKERI & AIVerifiable identities, delegated authority, and signed capability for GenAI agents in organisations.
- 03 · CardanoKERI & CardanoManaging a Cardano Ed25519 key as a governed, rotatable operational key under KERI.
- 04 · UTXOKERI & UTXOThe shared philosophy of KERI and UTXO chains — small, verifiable, append-only facts.
- 05 · MidnightKERI & MidnightProgrammatic identity vs privacy-preserving computation — complementary, not competitive.
- 06 · SPIFFEKERI & SPIFFE/SPIREWorkload identity vs portable entity identity — how the two layers stack.
- 07 · MLSKERI & MLSA reference architecture binding MLS group encryption to KERI identities, without CAs.
- 08 · MethodsSSI methodsThe did:selfdriven method family — Ed25519, SDI, Cardano, and WebAuthn bindings.
Research & references
The thinking, and the protocols underneath.
Original research on human-rooted identity, alongside the open standards and organisations the work builds on.
Research
Identity as generated structure.
Papers and frameworks on human-rooted agency, written to be explored rather than skimmed.
- PaperIdentity primitives for human-rooted agencyselfoid → octoid: a human anchor that generates bounded, proof-linked identity representations.
- FrameworkDigital Interaction FrameworkA layered trust architecture for digital relationships — interactive, from policy to interaction.
- ReportDigital Trust InfrastructureThe Cardano Foundation & BRI report on digital trust infrastructure.
Tech & protocols
The standards and tools underneath.
Open specifications, implementations, and the organisations selfdriven works with.
- Interfaceselfdriven.networkThe SSI interface — the place to see the identity layer working.
- SpecKERI specificationThe Trust Over IP working-group specification for KERI.
- Methoddid:websThe did:webs DID method specification, binding KERI to the web.
- WalletVeridianThe Cardano Foundation's KERI/ACDC identity wallet.
- MemberKERI FoundationThe KERI Foundation — selfdriven is a member.
- OrgTrust Over IPThe Trust Over IP Foundation — governance and technical stack for digital trust.