SSI

Safeguarding COVID-19 Vaccines with SSI – Part 3

Safeguarding COVID-19 Vaccines with SSI – Part 3 Identity Management: Cornerstone to Confidential Communication Frank Kottler Analyst @CHAINSTEP GmbH All these approaches do not solve two challenges yet: the configuration effort required to setup device APIs and communication protocols, and the question of how to securely identify and authenticate the devices. The former mostly depends […]

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Safeguarding COVID-19 Vaccines with SSI – Part 2

Safeguarding COVID-19 Vaccines with SSI – Part 2 Network Architecture: Basis for Scalability and Availability Frank Kottler Analyst @CHAINSTEP GmbH Dylan realizes that the identified design requirements correspond with properties that are typically solved by means of cryptography. To embed cryptographic methods securely in their network, VirGo needs to identify both a network architecture and

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SSI in IoT network security

SSI in IoT Network Security EMPOWERING THE IOT ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY Frank Kottler Analyst @CHAINSTEP GmbH Use cases for Internet of Things are plentiful: By conservative estimates, IoT applications face a $ 500 billion market opportunity in 2021 alone[1]. While networked devices often offer exciting opportunities for our clients, conventional IoT systems may raise unique security considerations.

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Self-Sovereign Identity: a Primer

Self-Sovereign Identity: a Primer Dr. Hartmut Obendorf CTO @CHAINSTEP GmbH Trust is an important requirement for many forms of communication, and without trust, many services and businesses would not be able to operate. Digital trust is often centralised, with select, well-known entities providing an anchor of trust that is propagated to everyone else; you are

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