This is the repository of the W3C’s note on Decentralized Identifier Use Cases v1.0, developed by the DID Working Group. The editors’ draft of the specification can also be read directly.

Work on this document has now been completed with publication of the Use Cases and Requirements as a Working Group Note on 17th March 2021.

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• W3C Decentralized Identifier Specification v1.0
• Home page of the Decentralized Identifier Working Group
• Specs and documentation for all DID-related /.well-known resources
• W3C Decentralized Characteristics Rubric v1.0
• Decentralized Identifier Use Cases v1.0
• W3C DID Test Suite and Implementation Report