In this live workshop, Agne Caunt (Product Owner, Dock Labs) and Richard Esplin (Head of Product, Dock Labs) guided learners through the foundations of decentralized identity: how digital identity models have evolved, the Trust Triangle that powers verifiable data exchange, and the technologies behind it: from verifiable credentials to DIDs, wallets, and biometric-bound credentials.
(0:00) – Welcome and session overview
(2:50) – How digital identity models evolved
(7:00) – Key benefits of decentralization
(9:35) – From organization-centric to user-centric identity
(12:15) – Understanding the Trust Triangle
(14:30) – Example of Dock Labs’ verifiable credential platform
(19:00) – What can be a verifiable credential
(21:55) – Credential issuance and wallet flow.
(23:15) – Inside the verifiable credential data model
(24:50) – Selective disclosure and zero-knowledge proofs
(27:20) – What are decentralized identifiers (DIDs)
(30:10) – Choosing the right DID method
(31:20) – What is a credential wallet
(38:40) – Common misconceptions about wallets
(40:20) – How biometric-bound credentials work
(42:20) – The blockchain’s role in decentralized identity
(46:15) – Practical exercise: map your trust triangle
(47:10) – Q&A
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