Living definition
What is Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1?
Web3 & Decentralized Infrastructure Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-09-22
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Decentralized Identifiers, or DIDs, are a W3C-standardized identifier format that lets an entity create and control a globally unique identifier without registering it through a centralized authority such as a domain registrar, resolving each identifier to a document of cryptographic public keys and service endpoints that the entity itself controls.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-09-22, verified readiness is 54 (claimed 75, reported 64, gap 21) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06