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Germany’s Wallet Strategy, Interop Profiles, Big Tech (with Kristina Yasuda & Niels Klomp)
By Christine Martin
June 14, 2024

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Are you curious about how Germany is navigating the complex landscape of digital identity wallets and interoperability?

In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with guests Kristina Yasuda and Niels Klomp to explore Germany’s ambitious wallet strategy, the development of interoperability profiles, and the influence of big tech on digital identity.

Kristina and Niels bring a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience to the discussion, making this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of digital identity. They delve into Germany’s approach to creating a secure and user-friendly wallet infrastructure, the challenges of achieving interoperability across different systems, and how major technology companies are shaping the digital identity space.

Get ready to uncover:

✨ The strategic objectives behind Germany’s wallet initiative
✨ Key considerations for developing and implementing interoperability profiles
✨ The role of big tech in driving innovation and potential risks
✨ Insights into the regulatory landscape and its impact on digital identity projects

Join us for an engaging and informative conversation highlighting the complexities and opportunities within the digital identity ecosystem.

Tune in to The SSI Orbit Podcast to stay ahead of the curve and gain valuable insights into the future of digital identity.

 

Key Insights:

  • Germany’s approach to driving wallet adoption includes an innovation competition (“Funke”) and a consultation process with civil society.
  • Interoperability profiles, such as OpenID4VC and the Dutch Decentralized Identity Interoperability Profile (DDIP), aim to promote adoption and innovation by providing a common subset of technologies and specifications.
  • The role of big tech companies in providing mobile operating systems and browsers is a double-edged sword, enabling better user experiences but also raising concerns about control and data monetization.
  • Governments have a crucial role in setting regulations and fostering an equal playing field for all stakeholders in the digital identity ecosystem.

Strategies:

  • Governments can promote innovation and adoption by creating testbeds, innovation competitions, and consultation processes.
  • Interoperability profiles, updated in a cadence, can help organizations and vendors align on a common set of specifications and technologies, enabling interoperability.
  • Separating the roles of big tech companies as infrastructure providers (mobile operating systems, browsers) and product providers (wallets) can help address concerns about control and data monetization.

Chapters:

  • 00:00 – What wallet solutions are the German government funding, how it fits into eIDAS 2.0
  • 11:58 – Governments x Wallets x Governance Frameworks
  • 18:02 – Technical interop profiles from an adoption cycle lens, adoption being
  • 27:08 – eIDAS 2.0 Personal ID adoption can happen quicker because of Org ID
  • 30:00 – More on technical interoperability profiles: HAIP, DIIP, and the future of interop profiles
  • 41:05 – Japanese government national ID, implications of governments issuing into Big Tech Wallets
  • 46:00 – The Browser API for credential presentation
  • 50:31 – Is there anything missing on top of eIDAS 2.0?
  • 55:48 – About Presentation Exchange and its current/future roadmap in OpenID

Additional resources:

About Guests

Kristina Yasuda is an Identity System Architect at SPRIND, the German Federal Agency of Disruptive Innovation. With a strong background in decentralized identity, she previously worked at Microsoft as an Identity Standards Architect. Kristina is renowned for her contributions to identity standards, serving as an editor for OpenID for Verifiable Credentials, Selective Disclosure for JWTs, and JWT-VC Presentation Profile. She also chaired the Verifiable Credentials Working Group at W3C and contributed to the mobile driving licence standard at ISO/IEC. Kristina’s achievements have been recognized with Forbes Japan 30Under30 and MITTR Japan Innovators Under 35 awards.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinayasuda/

Niels Klomp is an expert in decentralized identities, architectures, and specifications. As the CTO of Sphereon, he leads the development of a cutting-edge Verifiable Data and Decentralized Identity Platform, available both in the cloud and on-premise. Sphereon offers advanced identity services and products, including SDKs, APIs, and wallets, leveraging microservices, decentralized identity, and blockchain technologies. With over 20 years of experience, Niels has a strong background in cloud and microservices architectures, continuous integration, blockchain development, and enterprise integration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niels-klomp/

 

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