Design principle DP1: Use the multiplicity of actor roles for scaling
Design SSI systems so that any party can take on the issuer, holder or verifier role at any time, using the multiplicity of roles to scale the identity ecosystem.
Source paper
This design principle is proposed by Designing a cross-organizational identity management system: Utilizing SSI for the certification of retailer attributes (Tobias Guggenberger, Daniela Kuehne, Vincent Schlatt, Nils Urbach, 2023).
Citations
[1] Tobias Guggenberger, Daniela Kuehne, Vincent Schlatt, Nils Urbach. Designing a cross-organizational identity management system: Utilizing SSI for the certification of retailer attributes. Electronic Markets 33:3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-023-00620-z (opens in a new tab) [2] Source document: Designing a cross‑organizational identity management system.pdf