Decentralized Identity Foundation
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DIF Newsletter #64
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18 Aug 2026
August 2026 DIF Website (https://identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | DIF Mailing Lists (https://lists.identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | Meeting Recording Archive
Ten Axioms for Digital Identity Design
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13 Aug 2026
Guest Post by Ben Taylor, CEO of LedgerDomain, of the Trusted AI Agents Working Group Abstract AI terraforms the cybersecurity and fraud landscape by making many previously academic, impractical, or
Significant Donations from DID:Webvh Community
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22 Jul 2026
Juan Caballero (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-caballero/?ref=blog.identity.foundation), Community Manager at Decentralized Identity Foundation Stephen Curran
DIF Newsletter #63
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16 Jul 2026
July 2026 DIF Website (https://identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | DIF Mailing Lists (https://lists.identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | Meeting Recording Archive
Who uses DIDComm?
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14 Jul 2026
Next week, DIF will host a breakfast at IETF on July 22 (https://www.ietf.org/meeting/126/?ref=blog.identity.foundation), to discuss the implications of the survey results on DIDComm. The survey, led
First-Class Identity for Digital Actors
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9 Jul 2026
A position paper on identity infrastructure for AI agents and other software-recognizable subjects Written by Christian Saucier, co-chair of the DID Methods Working Group AbstractAI agents and other
DIF Newsletter #62
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22 Jun 2026
Jun 2026 DIF Website (https://identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | DIF Mailing Lists (https://lists.identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | Meeting Recording Archive
DIF, ToIP Joint Announcement: Two Recommended DID Methods
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19 Jun 2026
did:webvh and did:webplus are the first to pass the DIF vetting process for Recommended DID Methods With the formal recommendation of did:webvh and did:webplus, the Decentralized Identity Foundation
DIF Announces Public Release of HATPro Schema for Hospitality, Travel, and Leisure
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16 Jun 2026
DIF’s Hospitality and Travel Working Group has been taking on a herculean task: creating a protocol for travelers to manage their travel preferences in a privacy-preserving way, through their
DIF Is for Humans
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28 May 2026
Two small but major changes to AI policy have been integrated into DIF’s governing documents. While other organizations are struggling to agree on how to deal with Agent participation on their
DIF Newsletter #61
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15 May 2026
May 2026 DIF Website (https://identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | DIF Mailing Lists (https://lists.identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | Meeting Recording Archive
DIDcomm: Tell DIF about Your Implementation
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11 May 2026
Fill out this survey if you are using DIDcommDIDComm is one of the earlier protocols developed in DIF, designed to enable trusted interactions between parties. The main difference between DIDcomm and
DIF and Vouched Advance Agentic Identity with KYA-OS as International Demand for Open Agent Identity Standards Grows
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22 Apr 2026
Know Your Agent Operating System extends DIF's open identity standards across the full range of agentic protocols; new members join the Trusted AI Agents Working Group (TAAWG) as interest accelerates
DIF Newsletter #60
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16 Apr 2026
April 2026 DIF Website (https://identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | DIF Mailing Lists (https://lists.identity.foundation/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) | Meeting Recording Archive
Asia Alive: ED Report on DIDs and Agentic Identity in China and Korea
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7 Apr 2026
For historical reasons, DIF has been focused on Europe and North America for much of its activities, with membership coming mostly from those countries. In the first quarter of 2026, we made a
Hot Takes from MOSIP Connect
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3 Apr 2026
Description: Juan Caballero, aka Bumblefudge, discusses what was hot at MOSIP Connect in February 2026. Bumblefudge noted the rapid adoption of technology in Global South countries, highlighting how
European Commission announces the interoperability wallet for identity wallets
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1 Apr 2026
April 1, 2026. Inspired by the Paris transportation system, Brussels has released a third type of wallet specification to join the other eIDAS specifications for digital identity across the European
DIF Welcomes Aven Hospitality as Associate Member to Advance Trusted, Interoperable Identity in Hospitality
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25 Mar 2026
Mar 25, 2026 — The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) welcomes Aven Hospitality as an Associate Member. Aven provides the largest native hospitality transaction platform in the industry.
DID:UNCONF AFRICA Hot Takes with Eric & Gideon — March 23, 2:30 PM UTC
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19 Mar 2026
Following DID:UNCONF AFRICA, join Eric Scouten (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericscouten/?ref=blog.identity.foundation) and Gideon Lombard
