# Self sovereign identity

`kaal:entity:self-sovereign-identity`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 4 claims that carry the concept tag `self-sovereign-identity`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

4 claims across 4 works, 2018 to 2024.

**2018**

- [3266953-037](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3266953-037) [design/asserted] -- Semada's biometric onboarding technology uses zero knowledge proofs so that users retain continuing anonymity once they are onboarded.
  > Semada uses zero knowledge proofs for its biometrics onboarding technology that guarantees continuing anonymity for users, once onboarded.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3266953

**2024**

- [4685567-039](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4685567-039) [definitional/argued] -- Because reputation merit scores are calculated in an immutable and attack resistant manner, they can be aggregated across the many communities an individual belongs to, producing a constantly evolving WEB3 identity score comparable to a credit score.
  > scores are calculated in an immutable and attack-resistant manner. Therefore, the scores can be aggregated for an individual who is a member of many different communities. The aggregated score creates a constantly evolving identity score in WEB3 systems that can be compared with a credit score.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Impact Investing Innovation - From Impact 1.0 to 3.0 (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4685567
- [4796714-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4796714-006) [design/argued] -- Web3 data attestation supports a governance model that assigns liability for AI misuse to identifiable individuals rather than distributing the burden across the whole community, which is what makes it a workable answer to AI related ethical dilemmas.
  > By ensuring accountability at the individual level, rather than burdening the entire community, this proposed model for AI governance within Web3 offers a promising avenue to address ethical dilemmas associated with AI applications.
  Wulf A. Kaal, AI Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4796714
- [4941807-007](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4941807-007) [design/asserted] -- Web3 based self sovereign identity gives individuals, and potentially AI systems themselves, control over their digital identities without a central authority, which in AI governance means AI entities can hold verifiable credentials.
  > Web3-based self-sovereign identity (SSI) allows individuals—and potentially AI systems—to have control over their digital identities without relying on a central authority. In the context of AI governance, SSI ensures that AI entities have verifiable credentials
  Wulf A. Kaal, AI Governance Via Web3 Reputation System (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4941807

## Verify

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    curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/self-sovereign-identity.md | sha256sum

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