Digital Identity of the Future

Regardless of how people want to look at it, creating a digital identity hinges on the trust factor. Digital identity if quickly becoming the new buzzword, as the topic was touched upon during the recent ID2020 conference. However, there are a lot of concerns regarding this initiative, as the big question will be whether we should trust a digital identity or not. Can the blockchain put some of these concerns to rest? Creating a Digital Identity is Difficult. In this day and age of digitization, a lot of people seem to be in favor of creating digital counterparts of anything, ranging from....

Blockchain startup Onename launched its new product Passcard this week, which uses a blockchain-tied profile to create a secure and "trustless" identity. Onename plans on eventually using it as a sort of digital key to your identity, potentially replacing passwords, the keys to your house and even your passport. Onename takes advantage of Bitcoin's distributed ledger, the blockchain, which is used to record and verify bitcoin transactions. It is what enables the digital currency to properly function and can also be used to record any kind of information in a public ledger. "Passcards are a....

The concept of digital identity is gaining rapid traction across the globe. Four of the world’s five most populous countries – China, India, Indonesia, and Brazil – are in various stages of implementing government digital identity schemes, as are many other governments around the globe. However, currently, there are different approaches in terms of the technology used to manage a digital identity system, with some worrying implications for citizens’ privacy.  The main concern is the […]

Onename, a blockchain technology startup, unveiled its new product called the Passcard. This makes use of a blockchain-tied profile to create a secure identity, which can possibly replace passwords, keys, or even ID information. The company makes use of blockchain technology, which is often associated to verifying bitcoin transactions and being stored in a public ledger, to create a digital identity with access control. Blockchain Technology Applications. "Passcards are a digital form of identity and access control designed to initially replace passwords, and in the future, replace forms....

Leading identity and authentication provider SecureKey and a Canadian non-profit coalition have been granted funding from a research center within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to build a digital identity network using blockchain technology. In a report from Reuters, the grant for up to $800,000 from the Command Control and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analytics (CCICADA) will help SecureKey and the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC), the non-profit coalition, to construct a digital network. It is hoped that this digital system will permit the....