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Identity Layer

Introduction

The Identity Layer in SafePulse provides self-sovereign, blockchain-backed digital identity and credentials. It enables users, businesses, and organizations to verify identity and credentials securely, privately, and without reliance on centralized authorities.

This layer is designed for:

  • Individuals: managing personal identity and credentials
  • Organizations: verifying employee, partner, or vendor credentials
  • Developers: integrating decentralized identity and verifiable credentials into smart contract workflows

All services in this layer are built on open standards to ensure interoperability, privacy, and security.


Layer Overview

Layer NameDescriptionServices
Identity LayerProvides self-sovereign identity and verifiable credentials for secure, decentralized verificationDecentralized Identity (DID), Verifiable Credentials (VCs)

Key Objectives of the Layer:

  • Provide user-controlled, portable digital identities
  • Enable secure verification without centralized intermediaries
  • Support verifiable presentations for privacy-preserving data sharing
  • Integrate seamlessly with SafePulse’s contracts and document services

Services in Identity Layer

1. Decentralized Identity (DID)

Purpose: Enable lightweight, self-sovereign digital identity that is fully user-controlled, portable, and privacy-preserving.

Key Features:

  • Based on ERC-1056 Ethereum standard
  • Fully user-controlled – no centralized authority required
  • Portable
  • Compatible with W3C verifiable credentials v2.0
  • Secure and cryptographically verifiable

How It Works:

  1. User creates a DID linked to their blockchain wallet.
  2. The DID stores essential metadata and public keys/delegates on-chain.
  3. Users control access to their identity data through wallet authorization.
  4. Can be used for verifying agreements, documents, and interacting with services.

Use Case Example:

  • A freelancer registers a DID to authenticate themselves on multiple platforms, providing a verifiable, tamper-proof identity without relying on centralized providers.

Benefits:

  • Self-sovereignty – full user control of identity
  • Interoperability – compatible with decentralized apps and smart contracts
  • compliance – uport integration
  • Security – cryptographic proof of identity, self identifying with EOA's

2. Verifiable Credentials (VCs)

Purpose: Provide wallet-first, blockchain-backed digital credentials that are tamper-proof, privacy-preserving, and verifiable.

Key Features:

  • Compliant with W3C Verifiable Credentials v2.0
  • Blockchain-backed and tamper-proof
  • Supports verifiable presentations
  • Can represent education certificates, licenses, compliance documents, or professional credentials

How It Works:

  1. Credential issuer creates a verifiable credential for a user.
  2. Credential metadata and proof are recorded on-chain.
  3. User stores credentials in their wallet and selectively shares informations and proofs with third parties.
  4. Recipients can verify authenticity without needing direct access to the issuer.

Use Case Example:

  • A university issues a blockchain-backed diploma to a graduate. The graduate can present proof to employers without exposing sensitive information, and employers can independently verify its authenticity.

Benefits:

  • Trustless Verification – verifiable without a central authority
  • Privacy-Preserving Sharing – selective disclosure for sensitive data
  • Tamper-Proof – blockchain ensures integrity and immutability

Layer Benefits Summary

ServiceKey Advantages
Decentralized Identity (DID)Self-sovereign, portable, secure identity
Verifiable Credentials (VCs)Blockchain-backed credentials with selective disclosure

Overall Layer Benefits:

  1. User-Controlled Identity – Full autonomy over personal or organizational identity.
  2. Secure Verification – Blockchain ensures authenticity and prevents tampering.
  3. Privacy & Selective Sharing – Share only what is necessary.
  4. Integration with SafePulse Services – Identity and credentials can seamlessly interact with payment, document, and content layers.
  5. Standardized & Interoperable – Built on ERC-1056 and W3C standards for broad compatibility.

The Identity Layer empowers users with trustworthy, self-sovereign digital identity and credentials, enabling secure, verifiable interactions across SafePulse’s ecosystem. By combining DIDs with verifiable credentials, SafePulse supports privacy-preserving, interoperable, and blockchain-backed identity solutions suitable for individuals, businesses, and developers alike.