Is uport-connect using W3C DID Method?

[ydennisy]

Hello! Is the uport-connect module using W3C DID methods? I can see a reserved namespace https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-method-registry/ If the answer is yes, do you plan to expose a HTTP API to create, access these DIDs on ethereum?

[oed]

Hey @ydennisy we are planning on adding this soon. Take a look at our generic did resolver: https://github.com/uport-project/did-resolver/

Can you elaborate what you mean by a http api?

[ydennisy]

Thanks @oed the resolver looks top notch! By HTTP API, I mean some basic endpoints such as /registerDid and /updateDid that one can make GET calls to create/update uport DIDs?

[oed]

@ydennisy ok, creating a HTTP api like that is not entirely trivial since there is a cost in ether for each created DID.

[ydennisy]

@oed ok, so you mean there would need to be auth and payment mechanism built in?

Is this not the same issue with the SDK approach?

[ydennisy]

@oed happy to close this question, but could you share some details on when you plan to expose DID method usage to other devs?

[oed]

@localredhead @ajunge @mirceanis Maybe you can provide some clarity here?

[pelle]

@ydennisy You can already do so today, by creating an ethereum address and registering it like this: https://github.com/uport-project/specs/blob/develop/pki/index.md

As we become fully DID spec compliant in our App over the next month we will be launching a few simpler methods, to make it easier for devs to create their own identities in their apps.

[pelle]

@ydennisy We have a new DID method that we will be rolling out in the app soon. Here is a library that will allow you to create and use the DIDs yourself https://github.com/uport-project/ethr-did

Feel free to re-open if you have more questions.

[ydennisy]

Thanks!