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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