A User-Centric System for Verified Identities on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Daniel Augot, Hervé Chabanne, Thomas Chenevier, William R. George, Lamber, Laurent · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2017
We present an identity management scheme built into the Bitcoin blockchain, allowing for identities that are as indelible as the blockchain itself. Moreover, we take advantage of Bitcoin's decentralized nature to facilitate a shared control between users and identity providers, allowing users to directly manage their own identities, fluidly coordinating identities from different providers, even as identity providers can revoke identities and impose controls.