| Organization | Specification | Description | |
| W3C | Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) | Core architecture, data model, and representations
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| W3C | Decentralized Identifier (DID) Resolution | DID resolution specification | |
| W3C | DID Spec Registries | Overview of DID methods | |
| W3C | DID Use Cases | Nice DID use case exploration with respective assessment and flow diagrams | |
| W3C | DID Rubric | Assessment of different methods | |
| W3C | DID Key | Non ledger based approach for legacy public-private key approaches | |
| W3C | DID Web | | |
| W3C | WebCrypto | Apply SSI cryptographically functions in web browser via Javascript | |
| W3C | WebAuthn | use SSI for authentication in web browser | |
| W3C | WebKMS | Build key-management-system used on SSI | |
| W3C | Verifiable Credentials (VCs) | Specify the general flow and procedure for verifiable credential (VC) | |
| W3C | VC Use Cases | Use cases for VC | |
| W3C | VC JSON Schemas | very basic 🙁 | |
| W3C | Credential Revocation List | | |
| W3C | Credential Handler API (CHAPI) | | |
| W3C | Verifiable Presentation Request | | |
| W3C | JSON Linked Data (JSON-LD) | Give semantic to VC keys | |
| W3C | CBOR Linked Data (CBOR-LD) | | |
| W3C | Universal Wallet | | |
| W3C | Encrypted Data Vaults (EDVs) | | |
| W3C | Confidential Storage | | |
| DIF + Hyperledger Aries | DID Peer | | |
| DIF + Hyperledger Aries | DIDComm Messaging | | |
| DIF | Verifiable Presentation Exchange | | |
| DIF | Credential Manifest | | |
| DIF | Sidetree | | |
| IETF | JWA/JWK | JSON representation of crypto keys | |
| IETF | JWT/JWS/JWE | | |
| IETF | JSON Web Message (JWM) | | |
| Hyperledger | Aries RFCs | | |
| Hyperledger | The Trust Over IP (ToIP) Stack | | |
| Hyperledger | Chained Credentials | | |
| Hyperledger | Data Overlays | The schemas | |
| OASIS + Hyperledger | Decentralized Key Management System (DKMS) | | |
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