(registered 2018-05-14, last updated 2020-02-14) Scheme name: did Status: Provisional Applications/protocols that use this scheme name: A "did" URI is used to express an identifier that is conformant to the Decentralized Identifier[1] specification. The specification details how identifiers conformant to the "did" URI Scheme can be implemented. Applications that use this scheme name include ones that require an identifier that is decentralized, persistent, cryptographically verifiable, and resolvable. Applications typically consist of cryptographic identity systems, decentralized networks of devices, and websites that issue or verify W3C Verifiable Credentials. This specification is currently under development in the W3C Decentralized Identifier Working Group and is expected to become a W3C standard at the end of 2021. Contact: Ivan Herman Manu Sporny Change controller: W3C Decentralized Identifier Working Group References: [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/