Basic Overview

AuvoID introduces a number of terms and experiences that may be familiar to many, but new to some. This basic overview will get you started with some key aspects of verifiable identity and trust networks, so that you can safely and securely navigate your way about the platform and make full use of its powerful functionality.

What do we mean by verifiable identity?

Verifiable identity is simply a means of digitally proving where data came from and that it hasn't been messed about with. It allows us to establish who issued the information and who or what the information is about, all done using crazy advanced digital signatures and complex cryptography.

For example, your government issues your passport as a credential. This is digitally signed by their organization identity, about your individual identity. This data is verifiable back to the government's identity and is verifiable to your identity.

Why is this important?

Through unique, verifiable identification, we can build digital networks of trust with other identities. Whether it's organizations, institutions, businesses, or individuals, these ecosystems can be setup that allow each identity to easily and efficiently validate information through interoperable means.

What is a Trust Network?

A Trust Network is a a network of verifiable identities that share verifiable information using a collection of templates, credentials, and organization identities to create an interoperable ecosystem that recognizes the value of the credentials and information that is verifiable to the organization identities involved within that network.

How does AuvoID play a part in all of this?

With AuvoID, organizations or individuals can start building out complex trust networks using verifiable identity, without needing to write a single line of code. Its intuitive no-code platform allows anyone to get started with their own organization identity, creating templates, and issuing credentials to other identities in a matter of minutes, not months. A lot of buzzwords, we know. So let's break it down.

The main aspects of AuvoID include:

• Organization This is represents your institution, business, or entity that you are using to issue and manage verifiable data.

• Templates These are predefined sets of information requirements that can be reused to create credentials by adding information to from users.

• Credentials Credentials are verifiable, digitally signed files that you can issue, receive, verify, or revoke. A credential is a template that has been filled in with the information from a specific user and that is assigned to that users identity.

• Identities Identities are unique identifiers that can be assigned to an individual, an entity, your organization, or a part of your organization, such as HR, Finance, Admin, etc. Each Identity is unique and can uniquely sign credentials to other identities, and can also receive credentials from other identities.

Through the creation of an Organization Identity (or multiple) you are able to build out any number of Templates that you can make available for your organization to issue to its users, clients, partners, or any other identity you may interact with.

Once issued by your organization, a credential has been digitally signed by you and is verifiable to your organization identity, so that anyone looking to validate the content it contains can acknowledge that it has been issued and is verifiable back to your organization.