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Christopher Allen

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Christopher Allen is Executive Director and Principal Architect of Blockchain Commons a “not-for-profit” social benefit corporation committed to open infrastructure. He is a co-author of the IETF TLS 1.0 specification at the heart of internet security, and is also co-author of the W3C DID (Decentralized Identifiers) specification, currently a Candidate Recommendation.

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Self-Sovereign Identity, 5 Years On
Five years ago, Christopher Allen wrote about "self-sovereign identity," a key principle for crypto and the web 3.0 community. Here he reflects on its impact.
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By Christopher Allen
Apr 26, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2021
OpinionSelf-Sovereign Identity
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Markets
Identity
The Path to Self-Sovereign Identity
Blockstream identity practice specialist Christopher Allen discusses how he believes identities should be managed and stored online.
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By Christopher Allen
Apr 27, 2016 at 4:02 a.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2016
IdentityBlockstreamFeatures