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did:solidus — A W3C DID Method for the Solidus Network

Solidus Foundation

Mar 2026·16 pp·no DOI yet (pre-print)

Abstract

Specifies the did:solidus method per the W3C DID Core 1.0 Recommendation: identifier syntax, DID document format, CRUD operations, key rotation, and the on-chain registry contract. Includes interop notes for did:web and did:key resolvers.

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1. Introduction

Why this problem matters now. Where prior work left off. The thesis of the paper in one paragraph.

2. Background and Related Work

Cited prior work in cryptography, distributed systems, and identity standards that this paper builds on.

3. Design

The protocol, the data structures, the algorithms. Diagrams and pseudocode. The bulk of the paper.

4. Security Analysis

Threat model, adversary capabilities, and a proof or argument for the security guarantees.

5. Evaluation

Benchmarks on commodity hardware, comparison to baseline approaches, and a discussion of trade-offs.

6. Conclusion

Summary of contributions, limitations, and future work.

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