Microsoft Details Plans for Decentralized Digital Identity Platform

guest · Oct 8, 2021

Microsoft Details Plans for Decentralized Digital Identity Platform
October 7, 2021
https://winbuzzer.com/2021/10/07/mi...centralized-digital-identity-platform-xcxwbn/

Three years ago, Microsoft teamed with Mastercard to create a new Azure cloud-based digital identity. Together, the two companies through Azure and Mastercard Track wanted to revolutionize identification beyond hard IDs like driver’s license and passport. Alongside other similar projects, Microsoft has learned a lot over the following three years.

Now Microsoft is ready to take the next step in its digital identity revolution. According to the company, it is working on two projects towards its goal. The first involves entering partnerships with other leaders in the decentralized identity space. Secondly, Microsoft will develop the first decentralized digital identity platform that is widely available.

Alongside the Mastercard collaboration, both these goals build on the company’s Microsoft Azure Active Directory Verifiable Credentials, which was launched at Build 2021: [...]
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The company believes any decentralized identity system should offer:

Inclusive, fair, and easy to use

Secure, reliable, and trustworthy

Supervisible

Privacy protection and in my control

Environmentally responsibile

Finally, the company says it will have more details in the coming months.
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Microsoft: Microsoft’s 5 guiding principles for decentralized identities

Three years ago, as part of Microsoft’s mission to empower people and organizations to achieve more, we announced that we were incubating a new set of decentralized identity technologies based on a simple vision:

Each of us needs a digital identity we own, one which securely and privately stores all elements of our digital identity. This self-owned identity must be easy to use and give us complete control over how our identity data is accessed and used.
During this incubation, customers and partners all around the world have helped us understand their challenges and the shortcomings of their existing identity systems.
We’ve worked with our partners in the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) and the open standards community to develop standards and demonstrate interoperability.
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Using these new open standards and all these learnings to guide us, we turned on the public preview of our new decentralized identity system—Microsoft Azure Active Directory Verifiable Credentials—in April 2021. That preview generated a ton of valuable feedback and gave us the opportunity to learn from all of you.

Through all these interactions and investments, we have become even more excited about the opportunity to create a decentralized identity system that increases customer trust and adoption by minimizing data processing and providing the user much greater control of the specific identity data they share and how it will be used.
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guest · Nov 8, 2021

CLEAR announces partnership with Microsoft for Azure Active Directory for Verifiable Credentials
November 8, 2021
https://mspoweruser.com/clear-microsoft-azure-active-directory-verifiable-credentials/

CLEAR recently announced its partnership with Microsoft for the rollout of Azure Active Directory (AD) verifiable credentials that enables users to confirm information about themselves with organizations while limiting what is shared. With this integration, participating CLEAR members can use their CLEAR identity in even more places.

Azure AD verified credentials will allow enterprises and organizations to verify specific information about an individual without storing or collecting more information than needed – empowering users with greater control over how they share personal data.

This collaboration will enable participating CLEAR members to securely verify and share digital credentials verified by CLEAR with Microsoft enabled partners.

“At CLEAR, we have the foundational belief that you are always you, and your personal information is yours,” said Caryn Seidman-Becker, CLEAR CEO. “We are excited to work together with Microsoft and shape the future of digital identity while simultaneously protecting privacy and security.”
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“The ability to verify a user’s credentials without putting their security at risk is paramount,” said Sue Bohn, vice president, Identity and Network Access division at Microsoft. “We’re pleased to partner with CLEAR in their efforts to protect individual privacy for personal data while enabling faster and safer entry in even more places.”
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CLEAR Collaborates with Microsoft to Create More Secure Digital Experience Through Verification Credential

CLEAR to Integrate with Microsoft Azure Active Directory for Verifiable Credentials
NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), the secure identity company, today announced its collaboration with Microsoft for the rollout of Microsoft's Azure Active Directory (AD) verifiable credentials - a digital identity solution that enables users to confirm information about themselves with organizations while limiting what is shared. As CLEAR continues to expand its digital identity platform, this future integration will enable participating CLEAR members to leverage their CLEAR identity in even more places, without compromising privacy and security.
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