- Whereas there is a need for a metadata standard for tokens that represent identity, we will identify the characteristics of an ideal version of such a standard.
- To these ends, we will derive inspiration from existing systems,
- and we will make this as easy to use and compatable as possible.
Identity is fundamentally context-specific. Thus, each person must have an identity for particular occasions, but just as the human being links these identities together, it is suiting for them to be derivative of that genetic identity previously mentioned. Facets, context-specific identities subsumed by the genetic identity, can be used for all applications. The total identity is a combination of everything. Including but not limited to personal, professional, and social identities.
- Generate a list of properties.
- Specify a JSON structure.
- Build prototypes.
- Ask for community feedback.
- Write a Cardano Improvement Proposal (CIP).
- Create applications that use the standard.
- Find local partners who can pariticpate in the validation step.
Identity tokens must be connected to issuers who can validate the authenticity of an ID. Issuers may be departments of motorized vehicles (DMVs).
We will partner with Atala Prism and comport with their standards. We will set up a company to provide services to local governments -- municipalities and counties in particular -- and companies whom we will need to perform the verification service.
Genetic and biometric multisignatures will ultimately be used to verify and issue identity tokens as it is difficult to fake tissue when you take a biopsy. The methylation state will also be taken into account when we become a space-faring civilization. See the "fantasy" file for silly details.