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How Identity is decentralize in Hyperledger Indy?


I want to ask a basic question. I am following story of Alice from Indy offical docs. When Faber College issue identity to Alice then faber college and Alice both know the identity of Alice. It means Faber College maintaning local database of students and assign identity to its students. Which students kept in their wallet. Then how identity is decentralize? Faber college local database might be a honey pot for attackers.


Solution

  • Yes, Faber college will still have the data of Alice in its database. But the whole idea of SSI is to go towards Zero Knowledge Proof. So even if an attacker hacks the database and gets the details it is of no value, an organisation now asks for proof which only Alice can do as she holds the private key to do so. So that's how the honey pot situation is also solved. Hope I answered your query.