Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications
The development of Decentralized Identities (DI) and Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) aim to address the critical limitations of centralized identity management by enhancing user data control. This has been accompanied by numerous contributions to the development of principles, standards, and systems...
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| description | The development of Decentralized Identities (DI) and Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) aim to address the critical limitations of centralized identity management by enhancing user data control. This has been accompanied by numerous contributions to the development of principles, standards, and systems. While prior surveys have focused primarily on academic literature, they often neglect industry-led efforts and gray literature. Furthermore, no existing survey has thoroughly analyzed real-world deployments to understand the barriers to the adoption of DI and SSI systems. This paper addresses the gap by providing an overview of both academic and gray literature, examining industry-led and governmental initiatives, and presenting a comprehensive landscape of DI and SSI systems. Additionally, the survey identifies the practical challenges and limitations that slow down the transition from centralized to decentralized identity management systems. By shifting the focus from purely technological constraints to real-world deployment challenges, this paper identifies the underlying reasons preventing the adoption of decentralized identities despite their evident benefits to the data owner. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0796e76a0afa48ad89deb18767200bb72025-08-20T03:55:48ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011312523212525910.1109/ACCESS.2025.358817011078258Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity ApplicationsDaria Schumm0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1154-4799Katharina O. E. Muller1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5565-0671Burkhard Stiller2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7461-7463Department of Informatics IfI, Communication Systems Group CSG, University of Zürich, Zürich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Informatics IfI, Communication Systems Group CSG, University of Zürich, Zürich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Informatics IfI, Communication Systems Group CSG, University of Zürich, Zürich, SwitzerlandThe development of Decentralized Identities (DI) and Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) aim to address the critical limitations of centralized identity management by enhancing user data control. This has been accompanied by numerous contributions to the development of principles, standards, and systems. While prior surveys have focused primarily on academic literature, they often neglect industry-led efforts and gray literature. Furthermore, no existing survey has thoroughly analyzed real-world deployments to understand the barriers to the adoption of DI and SSI systems. This paper addresses the gap by providing an overview of both academic and gray literature, examining industry-led and governmental initiatives, and presenting a comprehensive landscape of DI and SSI systems. Additionally, the survey identifies the practical challenges and limitations that slow down the transition from centralized to decentralized identity management systems. By shifting the focus from purely technological constraints to real-world deployment challenges, this paper identifies the underlying reasons preventing the adoption of decentralized identities despite their evident benefits to the data owner.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11078258/Decentralized identityreal-world adoptionself-sovereign identity |
| spellingShingle | Daria Schumm Katharina O. E. Muller Burkhard Stiller Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications IEEE Access Decentralized identity real-world adoption self-sovereign identity |
| title | Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications |
| title_full | Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications |
| title_fullStr | Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications |
| title_short | Are We There Yet? A Study of Decentralized Identity Applications |
| title_sort | are we there yet a study of decentralized identity applications |
| topic | Decentralized identity real-world adoption self-sovereign identity |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11078258/ |
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