DID:RING: Ring Signatures using Decentralised Identifiers For Privacy-Aware Identity

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Auteurs principaux: Kasimatis, Dimitrios, Grierson, Sam, Buchanan, William J., Eckl, Chris, Papadopoulos, Pavlos, Pitropakis, Nikolaos, Thomson, Craig, Ghaleb, Baraq
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Publié: 2024
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author Kasimatis, Dimitrios
Grierson, Sam
Buchanan, William J.
Eckl, Chris
Papadopoulos, Pavlos
Pitropakis, Nikolaos
Thomson, Craig
Ghaleb, Baraq
author_facet Kasimatis, Dimitrios
Grierson, Sam
Buchanan, William J.
Eckl, Chris
Papadopoulos, Pavlos
Pitropakis, Nikolaos
Thomson, Craig
Ghaleb, Baraq
contents Decentralised identifiers have become a standardised element of digital identity architecture, with supra-national organisations such as the European Union adopting them as a key component for a unified European digital identity ledger. This paper delves into enhancing security and privacy features within decentralised identifiers by integrating ring signatures as an alternative verification method. This allows users to identify themselves through digital signatures without revealing which public key they used. To this end, the study proposed a novel decentralised identity method showcased in a decentralised identifier-based architectural framework. Additionally, the investigation assesses the repercussions of employing this new method in the verification process, focusing specifically on privacy and security aspects. Although ring signatures are an established asset of cryptographic protocols, this paper seeks to leverage their capabilities in the evolving domain of digital identities.
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spellingShingle DID:RING: Ring Signatures using Decentralised Identifiers For Privacy-Aware Identity
Kasimatis, Dimitrios
Grierson, Sam
Buchanan, William J.
Eckl, Chris
Papadopoulos, Pavlos
Pitropakis, Nikolaos
Thomson, Craig
Ghaleb, Baraq
Cryptography and Security
Decentralised identifiers have become a standardised element of digital identity architecture, with supra-national organisations such as the European Union adopting them as a key component for a unified European digital identity ledger. This paper delves into enhancing security and privacy features within decentralised identifiers by integrating ring signatures as an alternative verification method. This allows users to identify themselves through digital signatures without revealing which public key they used. To this end, the study proposed a novel decentralised identity method showcased in a decentralised identifier-based architectural framework. Additionally, the investigation assesses the repercussions of employing this new method in the verification process, focusing specifically on privacy and security aspects. Although ring signatures are an established asset of cryptographic protocols, this paper seeks to leverage their capabilities in the evolving domain of digital identities.
title DID:RING: Ring Signatures using Decentralised Identifiers For Privacy-Aware Identity
topic Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05271