@fromjason It is certainly connected - BUT the question is how do you make it ‘Self-sovereign’ …

> Self-sovereign identity (SSI) empowers individuals to control their own digital identities without relying on centralized authorities like governments or tech giants. Users store verifiable credentials in personal digital wallets, sharing only necessary data selectively for privacy and security.

and

> Verifiable credentials are tamper-evident digital documents that prove claims about an identity or qualification, like a digital passport or diploma. They use cryptographic signatures from trusted issuers to enable instant verification without contacting the issuer. These standards, defined by the W3C, support privacy by allowing selective disclosure of information.

My question - which to date remains unanswered is

How do you ‘prove claims about an identity or qualification’ without some kind of ‘central authority’ and/or ‘trusted issuers’?

and

Where can I see this in action - in the wild?

Secondly - what - exactly - is ‘your identity’?

Thirdly if I take your phone - do I assume ‘your identity’?