Ontology, a developer of self-sovereign identification systems on the blockchain, announced a partnership with decentralized mobility platform bloXmove Tuesday morning in a bid to accelerate the development of its decentralized credentials. The decentralized digital identity protocol, or DID, will enable blockchain participants to share their personal information, such as a driver's license, in a private, secured and encrypted manner.
DIDs may one day be required for complex decentralized finance applications, such as urban transport apps and decentralized health or car insurance. Simple smart contracts would not suffice in processing, for example, where a decentralized insurance underwriter covers a user's claim for medical costs at a hospital.