{"id":3380,"date":"2025-10-21T21:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hederav2stg.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=3380"},"modified":"2025-12-19T02:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:13:50","slug":"decentralized-identity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hedera.com\/use-cases\/decentralized-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Decentralized Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tGiving identity holders control of their own identity\n\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraditional identity systems rely on centralized intermediaries and expose user data to risk. With decentralized identity on Hedera, users control their credentials, verifiers confirm authenticity without intermediaries, and personal data remains private\u2014anchored by Hedera\u2019s neutral, verifiable trust layer.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tDecentralized identity features and benefits\n\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tDecentralized identifiers (DIDs) \n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnique, cryptographically secure identifiers not tied to a central registry. No single point of failure, and identities can persist across borders, organizations, and platforms without custom integrations.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tVerifiable credentials (VCs)\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigitally signed attestations that can verify anywhere. Authenticity and revocation are checked cryptographically, with no need to contact the issuer.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tDigital identity documents\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tDecentralized identifiers and managed credentials\n\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hedera Consensus Service enables tamper-proof event logging for identity interactions. It follows W3C DID and verifiable credential standards, ensuring secure, private and standards-based credential management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\tTurn credentials into user-controlled identity tokens\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Built on the Hedera Token Service, identity tokens transform credentials into verifiable, user-controlled digital assets. Combining the assurance of institutional verification with the flexibility of Hedera, they enable tamper-proof authentication, programmable access, and lifecycle control\u2014delivering scalable, low-cost identity solutions for the decentralized world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\tWhy Hedera for decentralized identity? \n\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hedera offers the ideal trust layer for secure, scalable identity systems\u2014anchoring verifiable credentials with immutable trust and low-cost scalability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Hedera DID SDK for Java makes it easy for users to publish and resolve DID documents, issue verifiable credentials, and manage their validity status.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Issuer signs a set of identity attributes for a user and gives to user for storage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Metadata for credential recorded via an HCS message.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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User presents credential as part of authentication process at some application\/resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Relying party retrieves timestamped metadata in order to validate credential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Relying party retrieves timestamped metadata in order to validate credential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The next time the credential is presented, authentication fails.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\tDecentralized identity use cases across industries \n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Governments are exploring self-sovereign identity (SSI) models, where the citizen controls their identity data in a digital wallet. DLT acts as a verifiable registry that stores cryptographic proofs of identity credentials, not the personal data itself. Examples include digital passports and national ID systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Financial institutions can share verified identity attestations, such as KYC with other entities via an immutable ledger. Smart contracts can also automate AML compliance by verifying whether a digital ID meets regulatory criteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Each patient holds a decentralized identifier (DID) and a verifiable credential proving their health records. Hospitals and labs issue signed credentials, which patients can store in their wallet. An example includes vaccination certificates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Universities can issue tamper-proof digital diplomas or certifications as verifiable credentials anchored on a blockchain. Employers or other institutions can instantly verify authenticity without contacting the issuer, while the DLT records only the credential\u2019s cryptographic proof, ensuring privacy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leading custodians in the Hedera ecosystem enable secure key management, identity verification, and asset custody for enterprises and institutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeading institutions trust Hedera for decentralized identity\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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EarthID leverages Hedera\u2019s secure, compliant, and tamper-proof ledger to deliver self-sovereign digital identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts\u2019 Tejouri platform uses Hedera to safeguard sensitive documents with biometric security, zero-knowledge privacy, and legal recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The success of a self-sovereign identity solution is driven by the platform it’s built upon. While choosing the underlying platform, we compared many options, and decided to build EarthID on Hedera.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Tejouri has been engineered to help address issues of storage and security of these documents and to enable individuals to now transfer this data to one secure location. The DIFC Courts, together with its public and private sector partners, is proud to be able to offer this distinctive service to the public.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Hedera is a founding member of the the Decentralized Recovery (DeRec) Alliance, alongside Algorand Foundation, Hashgraph, Ripple, XRPL Labs, and Input | Output (IOHK).<\/p>

DeRec provides an open protocol for decentralized recovery of keys, credentials, and identity data, ensuring users can retain access even if devices or secrets are lost.<\/p>

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If we want our industry to reach the other 7 billion people, we\u2019ve got to provide a safety net, especially as we go to things like identity where it really is your whole life that is controlled by it. The real danger is that we end up with more than one protocol. That\u2019s why it was so important that the DeRec Alliance is not a Hedera-only initiative\u2013 it\u2019s multi-chain. We need to be working together as an industry.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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