did:cow, a proposal for an ID resolution method with most of the convenience of did:plc/did:web and the robustness of a public blockchain
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- **did:plc** - Dependency on a centralized sequencer (plc.directory) which can censor updates and/or create malicious reorgs.
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- **did:ethr** - Gas costs for all updates.
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Migration between DIDs is not possible, so your did:web identity only lasts as long as your control of your domain does, and your did:plc identity only lasts until the centralized did:plc starts acting dishonestly.
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Migration between DIDs is not possible, so your did:web identity only lasts as long as your control of your domain does, and your did:plc identity only lasts until the centralized did:plc server starts acting dishonestly.
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We propose that users continue to use these methods for day-to-day updates, but wrap them in a blockchain-managed identity to enable migration between them.
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