CodeSystem Comparison between https://www.w3.org/ns/did vs https://www.w3.org/ns/did

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copyright	W3C offers several licenses depending on the nature of the material, and whether derivative works are permitted. - The [Document License](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents) governs documents such as technical reports. See also the [policy for relicensing unfinished W3C specifications](https://www.w3.org/2014/12/relicense.html)
date	2022-11-21T00:00:00-00:00
description	"[Decentralized identifiers](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers) (DIDs) are a new type of identifier that enables verifiable, decentralized digital identity. A DID refers to any subject (e.g., a person, organization, thing, data model, abstract entity, etc.) as determined by the controller of the [DID](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers). In contrast to typical, federated identifiers, [DIDs](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers) have been designed so that they may be decoupled from centralized registries, identity providers, and certificate authorities. Specifically, while other parties might be used to help enable the discovery of information related to a [DID](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers), the design enables the controller of a [DID](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers) to prove control over it without requiring permission from any other party. [DIDs](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers) are [URIs](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-uri) that associate a [DID subject](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-subjects) with a [DID document](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-documents) allowing trustable interactions associated with that subject. Each [DID document](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-documents) can express cryptographic material, [verification methods](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-verification-method), or [services](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-service), which provide a set of mechanisms enabling a [DID controller](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-controllers) to prove control of the [DID](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers). [Services](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-service) enable trusted interactions associated with the [DID subject](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-subjects). A [DID](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-decentralized-identifiers) might provide the means to return the [DID subject](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-subjects) itself, if the [DID subject](https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/REC-did-core-20220719/#dfn-did-subjects) is an information resource such as a data model." For more information, see [https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/)
experimental	false
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name	W3CDID
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status	active
title	W3C Decentralized Identifier (DID)
url	https://www.w3.org/ns/did
version	1.0.0
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