Who verifies the verifier? The new trust problem in digital identity

By Gavin Lucas , Author. CoinGeek writer covering blockchain, digital assets, payments, fintech, iGaming and emerging technology. TL;DR: Cryptographic credentials can prove who issued an identity claim and whether it has been altered. However, they do not eliminate trust. Instead, they shift trust upstream to issuers, keys, revocation systems, and the infrastructure that determines which authorities to trust. Digital identity is changing. More specifically, it’s moving from recognition toward proof.

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