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# Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)

A Decentralized Identifier "DID" is a globally unique identifier that does not require a centralized registration authority because it is registered with distributed ledger technology or other form of decentralized network.

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**Learn about DIDs** If you want to learn about what [DIDs are, please go over to our learning site here.](https://learn.cheqd.io/decentralised-identity/dids)
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## Get started

<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 DID</strong></mark></td><td>Create an Issuer DID with the <code>did:cheqd</code> DID method using ACA-Py.</td><td><a href="/pages/0XqrjYppEiDOjfa4qeqh">/pages/0XqrjYppEiDOjfa4qeqh</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Update DID</strong></mark></td><td>Update a did:cheqd DID using ACA-Py.</td><td><a href="/pages/BmHiUNjwzvp1uv3SK7ym">/pages/BmHiUNjwzvp1uv3SK7ym</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Deactivate DID</strong></mark></td><td>Deactivate a did:cheqd DID using ACA-Py.</td><td><a href="/pages/XgujVvHvVqFao0QXdEq2">/pages/XgujVvHvVqFao0QXdEq2</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Alternatives

Below are a list of SDK alternatives for creating cheqd DIDs.

<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="/pages/M8LzJPPc3H2SOjGsNFAQ">/pages/M8LzJPPc3H2SOjGsNFAQ</a></td><td><a href="/files/CGLEPfsyPWvEjCzsSWBD">/files/CGLEPfsyPWvEjCzsSWBD</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="/pages/pOSH0ev24gKl6OgNMXEi">/pages/pOSH0ev24gKl6OgNMXEi</a></td><td><a href="/files/OcpafDX6eBFzAx9OByyT">/files/OcpafDX6eBFzAx9OByyT</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="/pages/A5e92LERdBz0p3gzL3GB">/pages/A5e92LERdBz0p3gzL3GB</a></td><td><a href="/files/1jTzg7BkiU0xLAJnFPsb">/files/1jTzg7BkiU0xLAJnFPsb</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Veramo</strong></mark></td><td>The Veramo SDK plugin supports JSON, JSON-LD credentials as well as cheqd Credential Payments in an SDK.</td><td><a href="/pages/fwdEyYYzGDCauJNAdC30">/pages/fwdEyYYzGDCauJNAdC30</a></td><td><a href="/files/5pvQErGIEXEx7Un4nJst">/files/5pvQErGIEXEx7Un4nJst</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 full cheqd support. </td><td><a href="/pages/EWJvKSIcSh5Wolt7BjmH">/pages/EWJvKSIcSh5Wolt7BjmH</a></td><td><a href="/files/pJbUVvDJLuKWeNUpCnZO">/files/pJbUVvDJLuKWeNUpCnZO</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>cheqd Cosmos CLI</strong></mark></td><td>Cosmos CLI which directly communicates with the cheqd network. This should only be used for testing environments.</td><td><a href="/pages/LLocWrkSNyz97WYSOvYz">/pages/LLocWrkSNyz97WYSOvYz</a></td><td><a href="/files/uIkimtTpZGwh9UXksOwf">/files/uIkimtTpZGwh9UXksOwf</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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