Decentralized Identifiers for IoT Systems: Current Status and Future Vision

Muhammad Waleed*, Knud Erik Skouby, Sokol Kosta

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Traditional blockchain technology poses challenges to implementing practical and sustainable decentralized identity solutions, such as scalability issues, high transaction fees, and energy consumption. However, Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) with IOTA’s Tangle technology offer a promising solution to these challenges. This paper explores IOTA’s recent version Chrysalis, which provides a more energy-efficient and scalable infrastructure for implementing DIDs, particularly for heterogeneous IoT devices. The system enables these devices to create tamper-proof digital identities that are easily verified and used in various IoT applications. Additionally, the system is highly secure and cost-effective, with low transaction fees and minimal resource requirements. We discuss the current status of the work and provide a future vision for the IOTA-based DID system. This technology offers a more secure, efficient, and sustainable approach to decentralized identity management than traditional systems. The potential of IOTA’s DID system for IoT devices is significant, and we anticipate that it will lead to innovative use cases and solutions in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDistributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions I, 20th International Conference
EditorsRashid Mehmood, Victor Alves, Isabel Praça, Jarosław Wikarek, Javier Parra-Domínguez, Roussanka Loukanova, Ignacio de Miguel, Tiago Pinto, Ricardo Nunes, Michela Ricca
Number of pages10
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2023
Pages408-417
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-38317-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-38318-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event20th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, DCAI 2023 - Guimaraes, Portugal
Duration: 12 Jul 202314 Jul 2023

Conference

Conference20th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, DCAI 2023
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityGuimaraes
Period12/07/202314/07/2023
SeriesLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume741 LNNS
ISSN2367-3370

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Decentralized Identifiers
  • Distributed Ledger Technology
  • IoT
  • IOTA Chrysalis
  • Scalability and Data Security

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