Ecosystem Overview
Note to reader This is a Work in Progress, and should not be taken as authoritative or comprehensive. Internal Links in Italic
Open Standards
Decentralized Identifiers
Verifiable Credentials
- Explainer
 - Comparisons
 - Varieties
    
- Data Integrity
        
- JSON-LD LD-Proof (w3c)
 - JSON-LD ZKP BBS+ (w3c)
 
 - JOSE / COSE
        
- JSON SD-JWT (ietf)
 - JWP (ietf)
 
 - ZKP-CL (Hyperledger)
 
 - Data Integrity
        
 
Related
Exchange Protocols
Authorization Protocols
ISO Standards
- mDL (ISO/IEC 18013-5)
 - JTC 1/SC 17/WG 3 - Travel Documents (ISO/IEC)
 - ISO 27001
 
Data Stores
- Encrypted Data Vaults - EDV (DIF)
 - Decentralized Web Node - DWN (DIF)
 
Trust Frameworks
Non SSI Identity Standards
- OpenID (OpenID)
 - FIDO (FIDO)
 - OAuth (IETF)
 - SCIM (IETF)
 - SAML (OASIS)
 - KMIP (OASIS)
 - WebAuthN (W3C)
 - Secure QR Code (OASIS)
 - Blockchain Standards
    
- ISOTC 307 (ISO)
 - CEN/CLC/JTC 19 (CEN/EENTLIC)
 - ERC-EIP (Ethereum)
 
 
Code-Bases
Open Source Projects
- Universal Resolver (DIF)
 - KERI (DIF)
 - Other Tools & Libraries (DIF)
 - ESSIF-Lab (ESSIF-Lab)
 - Aires (Hyperledger)
 - Indy (Hyperledger)
 - Ursa (Hyperledger)
 - Other Tools & Libraries (Hyperledger)
 - Blockcerts (Hyland)
 
Company Code
Organizations
International Standard Development Organizations [SDO]
National Government/Standard Setting Bodies
- NIST
 - The Standards Council of Canada
 - BSI - The Federal Office for Information Security, Germany
 
Community Organizations
- W3C - CCG
 - DIF
 - ToIP
 - ADIA
 - Kantara
 - MyData
 - DIACC
 - ID2020
 - OpenID Foundation
 - Internet Safety Labs
 - GLEIF
 - Hyperledger Foundation
 - FIDO Alliance
 - OASIS
 
SSI Networks
Companies
- Microsoft - Azure / Entra
 
EU SSI Startups
US SSI Startups
- Dock
 - Anonoyome
 - GlobalID
 - Hyland
 - Magic
 - IDRamp
 - Indicio
 - Verified Inc (formerly UNUMID)
 - Animo
 - Mattr
 - Liquid Avatar
 - Hedera
 - IOTA
 - Trinsic
 - Transmute
 - Spruce
 - Disco.xyz
 
Asia SSI Startups
Africa SSI Startups
Acquisitions
Analyst Firms
Consulting Firms
IAM Industry
- Ping (TomaBravo rollup)
 - Okta
 - Auth0
 - ForgeRock (TomaBravo rollup)
 - IDENTOS
 - SailPoint (TomaBravo rollup)
 
Policies/Regulations (by region)
Europe
Asia
USA
India
Canada
Government Initiatives
US
Germany
UK
EU
APAC
Canada
LatAm
Real-World Implementation
- Government Issued ID
    
- Passport eMRTD/DTC (ICAO)
 - Immigraion (USCIS)
 - mDL (US AAMVA) [not SSI standards conformant]
 - IDCard (IATA / Switzerland)
 
 - Trust Registries & Directories
    
- TRAIN (ToIP)
 - Regi-Trust (UNDP)
 - OrgBook BC (BCGov)
 
 - SupplyChain/Trade
 - Banking
 - COVID
 - Enterprise
 - Healthcare
 - Learning/Career/Education
 - KYC
 - Real Estate
 - Travel
 - Humanitarian
 - Energy
 - IoT
 - Guardianship
 - Wallets
 
Types (by type+topic)
Topics
Web3, DWeb, & Other Tech (by focus)
- Web3
 - Organizations
 - DWeb
 - Blockchain Ecosystems