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DID Methods Worth Looking At
<table id="did-method-table-curated" class="simple">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>DID&nbsp;Method</th>
<th>Registry</th>
<th>Contact</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/bryk-io/did-method/blob/master/README.md">bryk</a></td>
<td>bryk</td>
<td>Marcos Allende, Sandra Murcia, Flavia Munhoso, Ruben Cessa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://danubetech.github.io/did-method-dns/">dns</a></td>
<td>Domain Name System (DNS)</td>
<td>Danube Tech (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a href="https://danubetech.com">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://did-ipid.github.io/ipid-did-method/">ipid</a></td>
<td>IPFS</td>
<td>TranSendX</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/quartzjer/did-jwk">jwk</a></td>
<td>Ledger agnostic</td>
<td>Jeremie Miller (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://weboftrust.github.io/did-keri/">keri</a></td>
<td>Ledger agnostic</td>
<td>Dr. Sam Smith, Charles Cunningham, Phil Feairheller (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-method-key/">key</a></td>
<td>Ledger-independent DID method based on public/private key pairs</td>
<td>Rick Astley (thank you for your inspiration), Manu Sporny, Dmitri Zagidulin, Dave Longley, Orie Steele</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/knox-networks/knox-did-specification">knox</a></td>
<td>Knox Networks</td>
<td>Francis Kim (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a
href="https://www.knox-networks.com/">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://nostrcg.github.io/did-nostr/">nostr</a></td>
<td>Nostr Relay Network</td>
<td>W3C Nostr Community Group (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a
href="https://www.w3.org/community/nostr/">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://trustbloc.github.io/did-method-orb/">orb</a></td>
<td>Ledger agnostic</td>
<td>Avast (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a href="https://avast.com/">website</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://identity.foundation/peer-did-method-spec/index.html">peer</a></td>
<td>peer</td>
<td>Daniel Hardman (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-pkh/blob/90b28ad3c18d63822a8aab3c752302aa64fc9382/did-pkh-method-draft.md">pkh</a>
</td>
<td>Ledger-independent generative DID method based on CAIP-10 keypair expressions</td>
<td>Wayne Chang, Charles Lehner, Juan Caballero, Joel Thorstensson</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/bluesky-social/did-method-plc">plc</a></td>
<td>https://plc.directory</td>
<td>Bluesky PBLLC (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a href="https://blueskyweb.xyz/">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://vpsqr.com/did-method-psqr/v1/">psqr</a></td>
<td>Public Square</td>
<td>Christian Gribneau (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a href="https://vpsqr.com">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/realmatterio/Resume-DID-Method/">resume</a></td>
<td>Resume DID Method and Protocol</td>
<td>Ming-lam Ng with Real Matter Technology and Talent Connect (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a
href="https://realmatter.io">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/51nodes/schema-registry-did-method/blob/master/README.md">schema</a></td>
<td>Multiple storage networks, currently public IPFS and evan.network IPFS</td>
<td>51nodes GmbH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/excid-io/did-self">self</a></td>
<td>Ledger agnostic</td>
<td>Nikos Fotiou (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>) (<a href="https://www.excid.io">website</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-method-web">web</a></td>
<td>Web</td>
<td>Oliver Terbu, Mike Xu, Dmitri Zagidulin, Amy Guy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://trustoverip.github.io/tswg-did-method-webs-specification/">webs</a></td>
<td>Web, and <a href="https://keri.one/">Key Event Receipt Infrastructure (KERI)</a></td>
<td>Trust over IP (ToIP) DID Method webs Task Force (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>)
(<a href="https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/DID+Method+webs+Task+Force">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://identity.foundation/didwebvh/">webvh</a></td>
<td>Web</td>
<td>Stephen Curran, John Jordan, Andrew Whitehead, Brian Richter, Michel Sahli, Martina Kolpondinos, Dmitri
Zagidulin (emails: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">swcurran</a>, <a
href="mailto:[email protected]">martina</a>, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">brian</a>)
(<a href="https://didwebvh.info">website</a>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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