Samoupravljana digitalna identiteta na verigi blokov Cardano

Nikolay Vasilev; Dejan Lavbič

doi:10.31449/upinf.191

Authors

Nikolay Vasilev Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana
Dejan Lavbič Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31449/upinf.191

Keywords:

Decentralized digital identity, Decentralized identifier, Self-sovereign identity, Verifiable credential, Verifiable presentation, Blockchain Cardano

Abstract

Nowadays, there is a problem on the Internet with the overabundance of information controlled by a single entity (e.g. person, organization), which we don’t know at all. Self-sovereign identity is a framework of trust where entities such as people, organizations, and abstract entities, have their own fully autonomous identities. With the help of decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials, this type of decentralized digital identity enables entities to securely communicate, control their data, and choose what and with whom to share. Data exchange occurs using a blockchain and a distributed ledger technology, which allows for protected and safe transactions. With the help of this new technology and the Cardano blockchain, we have developed an open-source solution to help students in their educational process.
This solution allows us to present the decentralized digital identities’ functionalities in education. Using SWOT analysis, we compared the system to existing solutions, proving that self-sovereign digital identity makes our solution more secure, robust, cheaper, and practical.

Author Biographies

Nikolay Vasilev, Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana

Nikolay Vasilev je diplomiral leta 2022 na fakulteti za računalništvo in informatiko Univerze v Ljubljani. Njegova raziskalna zanimanja vključujejo decentralizirane sisteme, varnost, biometrijo in neodvisne identitete.

Dejan Lavbič, Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana

Dejan Lavbič je izredni profesor na fakulteti za računalništvo in informatiko Univerze v Ljubljani. Njegova raziskovalna področja so kakovost informacij, semantični splet, Splet3, decentralizirane verige blokov in neodvisne identitete. Sodeloval je v številnih EU in nacionalni projektih ter ima dolgo zgodovino sodelovanja z gospodarstvom.