A DID Solutions Can Fix the Internet

CNS aims to provide this type of decentralized identity solution on Cardano, first for social interactions and transactions involving Cardano decentralized applications. It manages the domain names using Cardano NFTs, providing a decentralized way of proving and managing one’s identity within the Cardano dApp ecosystem. These are recorded on Cardano’s distributed ledger and their access and sale are controlled via the NFT.

CNS also has a resolver that can take the information on the NFT’s metadata and translate it. This means that access to the domains is also decentralized, unlike the current DNS model.

Ultimately, a user with a personalized CNS is not vulnerable to a DNS outage or censorship by a third party. The chosen CNS is attached and under the control of the user and stored through the NFT that can be managed through their self-custodial Cardano wallet. This means that a Cardano user with a CNS can use this readable address to send to others for transactions and manage their reputations in the Cardano ecosystem, all on their own via the Cardano NFT which stores their information.

How decentralized identity solutions potentially solve these issues

Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) are a technology that can replace the traditional DNS and is used in a decentralized identity solution that leverages decentralized blockchain technology. A DID often refers to a document where data is logged and can be proved to be correct. A DID can provide:

• a timestamp of when it was created

• a cryptographic proof that the DID document is valid

• a list of cryptographic public keys

• a list of ways that the DID can be used to authenticate

• a list of services where the DID can be used

• any number of externally defined extensions