The SSI Orbit Podcast – Self-Sovereign Identity, Decentralization and Digital Trust

#43 - Governance and Trust (with Scott Perry)


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Scott Perry is a Principal at Schellman where he heads up its crypto and digital trust services. Scott is a recognized global leader in digital identity, blockchain, and verifiable credential governance and accreditation. He has worked with the world's most respected SSL-certificate issuers, aerospace and defense companies, and government agencies such as the US Senate Sergeant at Arms and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He is a Steering Committee Member of the Trust Over IP Foundation and Co-chairs its Governance Stack Working Group. He has authored and contributed to most of its governance and assurance publications.


As a hands-on crypto and cybersecurity consultant and auditor, Scott provides deep and impactful advice that you would expect from a leader in the field.

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In this podcast episode with Scott, we discuss these topics:

  • In digital trust infrastructure, these “rules” are formally known as a governance framework (GF). A core thesis of ToIP architecture is that interoperability of GFs is just as important—if not more so—than interoperability of the technical protocols. Why?
  • Can you replicate, or codify existing physical world governance frameworks for digital use?
  • Where is governance created? On the edge (with the issuers, holders, verifiers), or within/across ecosystems?
  • Defining trust - is a technical or human concept?
  • How to quantify trust? Is it even possible?
  • Is accountability the key factor in building a rule system to promote trust?
  • Does unlocking certain governance frameworks correlate directly to the adoption of digital trust ecosystems?
  • How is assurance used as a measure to manage risk across various contexts?
  • Are governance frameworks composable, meaning can they be re-used across various use cases?
  • Can we leverage governance frameworks from closed ecosystems and re-use components in open ecosystems?
  • How does governance map to the new ToIP technology architecture model?
  • How do private and public sectors collaborate on defining governance for large scale digital ID programs?
  • Where to find Scott?

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-perry-1b7a254/
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