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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.
Digital Identity Is Becoming Policy Infrastructure

Digital Identity Is Becoming Policy Infrastructure

Digital identity is becoming core policy infrastructure. Across benefits, financial regulation, privacy, and elections, better verification can strengthen trust while reducing unnecessary data collection and giving people greater control over their information.
What Is Device Binding, and How Does It Keep a Stolen Digital ID From Being Reused?
Digital Identity

What Is Device Binding, and How Does It Keep a Stolen Digital ID From Being Reused?

Device binding is the cryptographic layer that turns a verifiable digital credential from something that can be copied into something that can only be used by its rightful holder.
What Is Selective Disclosure, and How Do Verifiable Digital Credentials Reveal Only What's Needed?
Digital Identity

What Is Selective Disclosure, and How Do Verifiable Digital Credentials Reveal Only What's Needed?

Selective disclosure turns identity verification from an exercise in oversharing into one of proving only what's needed.
Presenting Your Digital ID Online: How It Works
Digital Identity

Presenting Your Digital ID Online: How It Works

The same privacy and trust principles that make verifiable digital credentials work in person also need to extend to online interactions. Here, we walk through some of the infrastructure that enables that experience.
What Is Public Key Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter for Government Digital Services?
Digital Identity

What Is Public Key Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter for Government Digital Services?

Every time a mobile driver’s license is verified in seconds, it’s PKI doing the invisible work of turning cryptographic keys into trusted digital identity.
What Makes a Passkey Different from a Password?
Digital Identity

What Makes a Passkey Different from a Password?

Passkeys are a modern approach to authentication that stores a cryptographic credential on your device.
Credential Lifecycle 101: From Issuance to Expiry, and Who Owns Each Stage
Digital Identity

Credential Lifecycle 101: From Issuance to Expiry, and Who Owns Each Stage

From identity proofing to renewal, the long-term success of a verifiable digital credential program depends on clear ownership at every step.