Navigating the Jungle of Digital Credential Standards
SpruceID's multi-standard approach to digital identity credentials prioritizes user convenience, privacy, security, and sustainability, ensuring long-term functionality and adaptability.
SpruceID Blog
Thoughtful perspectives on identity, interoperability, and the systems that turn public policy into usable services.
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Who Should Build a Digital Wallet?
A guide for digital credential issuers deciding between an off-the-shelf digital wallet and custom wallet software.
Sprucing Up Our Brand Identity
We have a new look, more aligned with our overall brand strategy. In this post, we'll talk more about our evolution and the creative process behind it.
Digital Identities Need More Transparency: A Framework Proposal
We explore the potential of digital identity solutions to enhance privacy through selective disclosure, highlight the risks of verifier abuse, and propose a reasonable disclosure framework to standardize and safeguard data-sharing practices.
Provably Forgotten Signatures: Adding Privacy to Digital Identity
We can enhance existing digital identity systems to support an important privacy feature known as “unlinkability:” sharing attributes without attribution.
Meet the SpruceID Team: Scotty Matthewman
Get to know Scotty Matthewman, Senior Designer here at SpruceID.
Meet the SpruceID Team: Libby Brown
We're thrilled to have recently welcomed Libby, our new product manager, to the team!
What is Decentralized Identity?
Decentralized identity is gaining traction globally through diverse implementations and aligns with SpruceID's mission to empower users with control over their data.
SpruceID On Stage at the European Identity and Cloud Conference
Last week, SpruceID CEO Wayne Chang spoke on three panels at EIC.
Why Advancing Digital Identity is Critical to U.S. National Security
SpruceID highlights the need for advanced digital identity systems to protect critical infrastructure from sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks.
What the Next Generation of Digital IDs Can Learn from the First
The necessity of transitioning to digitally native identification systems is clear. Still, the next generation of these systems must learn from the flaws and failures of pioneers.
AI Is the Final Blow for an ID System Whose Time Has Passed
This article was first published in Forbes on March 28, 2024.
Opinion
How to Build a Digital ID People Actually Want to Use: 5 Lessons From the Field
The success of digital ID isn’t measured by credentials issued, but by how often people reach for it in real life.
How Strong UX Turns Digital ID Into Strong Security
Learn why digital identity systems are only truly secure when usability is treated as a core security requirement alongside technical safeguards.
How Does Multi-Format Issuance Future-Proof Digital Credentials?
Learn how issuing in multiple formats ensures verifiable digital credentials work across wallets, devices, and borders.
Technology
Digital Wallet Certification: The Foundation for Interoperable State Identity Systems
To build trust, protect privacy, and enable true interoperability, states must establish a certification program for digital wallets and issuers that enforces technical safeguards, statutory principles, and vendor accountability from the start.
A Practical Checklist to Future-Proof Your State’s Digital Infrastructure
From vendor lock-in to privacy compliance, the path to digital modernization is full of trade-offs. This checklist gives state decision-makers a practical framework for evaluating emerging identity technologies and aligning with open-standards best practices.
Why CIOs Are Turning to Digital Credentials for Cybersecurity and Cost Savings
Verifiable digital credentials offer a powerful, cost-effective way to enhance identity assurance, prevent fraud, and secure government systems without compromising user privacy.
Policy
Digital Identity In America: Series Overview
An executive guide to SpruceID’s multi-part series on the future of digital identity in the U.S.
Digital Identity: End User Experience
Part 8 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series
Verifiers: Trust at the Point of Use
Part 7 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series