# cheqd Cosmos CLI for identity

> **NOTE: The tutorials below are only recommended to be used for testing purposes!**
>
> Using `cheqd-node` Cosmos CLI for real-world production environments is not recommended, since the identity keys are passed in raw form to the CLI. This is fine in development/testing usage, but is not recommend for mainnet.

## Get started

Utilise our cheqd Cosmos CLI for identity for testing purposes, following the tutorials listed below:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Create DIDs and DID Documents</strong></mark></td><td>Create W3C conformant DIDs and associated DID Documents.</td><td><a href="cheqd-node-cli/create-did">create-did</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Update and manage DIDs</strong></mark></td><td>Update and manage existing DIDs and DID Documents.</td><td><a href="cheqd-node-cli/update-did">update-did</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Query DIDs</strong></mark></td><td>Query and resolve existing DIDs to fetch DID Documents.</td><td><a href="cheqd-node-cli/query-did">query-did</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Deactivate DIDs</strong></mark></td><td>Deactivate existing DIDs and DID Documents.</td><td><a href="cheqd-node-cli/deactivate-did">deactivate-did</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Create DID-Linked Resources</strong></mark></td><td>Create digital resources associated and linked with DIDs.</td><td><a href="cheqd-node-cli/create-resource">create-resource</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Add new DID-Linked Resource to Collection</strong></mark></td><td>Create new versions of the same DID-Linked Resource within one Collection. </td><td><a href="cheqd-node-cli/update-resource">update-resource</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Alternatives

There are plenty of other places you can go to get started creating [cheqd DIDs](https://docs.cheqd.io/product/architecture/adr-list/adr-001-cheqd-did-method). Simply pick the option which is best suited for your needs:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>cheqd Studio</strong></mark></td><td>Our API product enables users to <strong>use cheqd's functionality with minimal complexity</strong> and easily integrate APIs into existing apps. </td><td><a href="../../studio">studio</a></td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7f1ffe5c0546f0ee4f106ac1a71308c5ee5ad7c8%2Fcheqd_logo_card.jpg?alt=media">cheqd_logo_card.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>DID Registrar</strong></mark></td><td>Simple setup for building cheqd DIDs into existing applications using REST APIs, building into the <a href="https://uniregistrar.io/">Universal Registrar</a>.</td><td><a href="../did-registrar">did-registrar</a></td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a95d1f6e14a4b976289d6f2bd705a8a324f2032f%2FDIF.png?alt=media">DIF.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Veramo SDK Plugin</strong></mark></td><td>The <strong>Veramo SDK Plugin</strong> is an extension of the Veramo SDK, a JavaScript framework for Trusted Data, adding support for cheqd functionality.</td><td><a href="../../sdk/veramo">veramo</a></td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-031af91fab341ad25703bd5d5924bda95df8e5fe%2Fveramo%20logo.png?alt=media">veramo logo.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Credo</strong></mark></td><td>Credo is an SDK which <strong>supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF)</strong> <strong>standards as well as AnonCreds</strong> with full cheqd support for DIDs. </td><td><a href="../../sdk/credo">credo</a></td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-60c84f7d53e6eb6e675e8cd8b00e4920ad335ca0%2FCredo.png?alt=media">Credo.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Walt.id Community Stack</strong></mark></td><td>Walt.id Community Stack is an SDK that supports the <a href="https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/european-digital-identity-architecture-and-reference-framework-outline"><strong>European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF)</strong></a> standards for identity, with cheqd DID support.</td><td><a href="../../sdk/walt-id">walt-id</a></td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-13fffb32e0b3f04983f4984cd455a441c3111b7f%2Fwalt.id%20logo.png?alt=media">walt.id logo.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>ACA-Py</strong></mark></td><td>ACA-Py is a quickly expanding SDK, moving from the AnonCreds ecosystem towards wider support for EUDI.</td><td><a href="../../sdk/aca-py">aca-py</a></td><td><a href="https://3569764573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPVAMvpKH7PYzvXA6u6Cn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7c6e984dea8a819980980f97ae804f943838ce62%2FACA-Py.png?alt=media">ACA-Py.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>