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Digital Identity

Why States Are Paying Attention to SEDI
Digital Identity

Why States Are Paying Attention to SEDI

The central digital identity question for states is shifting from whether residents can prove who they are online to what rules should govern the identity ecosystem itself. Utah's SEDI framework offers one answer.
What’s the Difference Between a Digital Wallet and a Digital Credential?
Digital Identity

What’s the Difference Between a Digital Wallet and a Digital Credential?

Digital credentials prove facts, digital wallets protect and share them. Keeping those roles separate is what makes secure, interoperable identity possible.
The SEDI Digital Identity Bill of Rights, Explained
Digital Identity

The SEDI Digital Identity Bill of Rights, Explained

Utah's SEDI framework enumerates 11 rights for individuals, from selective disclosure and freedom from surveillance to wallet choice and physical identity protections. Here is what each right means in practice.
What the FinCEN VDC Ruling Means for State mDL Programs
Digital Identity

What the FinCEN VDC Ruling Means for State mDL Programs

Federal regulators have confirmed banks can accept mobile driver's licenses for customer identification. For the 22 states with mDL programs, this ruling creates a new adoption driver beyond TSA checkpoints.
When an AI Agent Acts on Behalf of a Resident
Digital Identity

When an AI Agent Acts on Behalf of a Resident

Government services assume the person interacting is the person acting. AI agents challenge that assumption, creating new questions about authorization, identity proofing, and auditability.
FinCEN Confirms Banks Can Accept Digital Credentials. Now They Need to Verify Them.
Digital Identity

FinCEN Confirms Banks Can Accept Digital Credentials. Now They Need to Verify Them.

FinCEN and four federal banking regulators have jointly confirmed that government-issued verifiable digital credentials, including mobile driver's licenses, qualify as documentary identification under the CIP Rule.
Utah SB 275 Explained: What the SEDI Law Actually Does
Digital Identity

Utah SB 275 Explained: What the SEDI Law Actually Does

Utah's SB 275 creates a legal framework for state-endorsed digital identity with 11 enumerated rights, a Duty of Loyalty, and open standards requirements. Here is what the law actually establishes.
SEDI vs. Mobile Driver's Licenses: What's the Difference?
Digital Identity

SEDI vs. Mobile Driver's Licenses: What's the Difference?

An mDL is a digital credential. SEDI is the framework governing how credentials, wallets, issuers, and verifiers interact. Understanding the difference matters for states building digital identity infrastructure.
What Is Identity Proofing? A Guide for Government IT Leaders
Digital Identity

What Is Identity Proofing? A Guide for Government IT Leaders

Identity proofing establishes that a person is who they claim to be. For government services, the level of assurance required depends on the risk, and getting that calibration right shapes every downstream decision.
From Rights to Architecture: How SEDI Turns Digital Identity Principles Into Technical Requirements
Digital Identity

From Rights to Architecture: How SEDI Turns Digital Identity Principles Into Technical Requirements

SEDI's Digital Identity Bill of Rights creates obligations that policy language alone cannot enforce. Each right implies architectural constraints on verification, credential formats, wallet ecosystems, and governance.
Who Sent This Agent? The Missing Identity Layer for AI Agents
Digital Identity

Who Sent This Agent? The Missing Identity Layer for AI Agents

As AI agents take on more consequential actions, they need a way to prove who authorized them and what they’re allowed to do. In this post, we explore an identity model that preserves accountability without creating a new surveillance layer.
What Is State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI)?
Digital Identity

What Is State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI)?

State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) is a rights-first approach to trusted digital identity, pioneered in Utah and gaining interest across states. In this post, we explain what SEDI is, the rights at its center, and our interpretation of how an endorsement framework can work in practice.