Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)

Create Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) on cheqd using Veramo.

Learn about DIDs If you want to learn about what DIDs are, please go over to our learning site here.

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.

Learn about DIDs If you want to learn about what DIDs are, please go over to our learning site here.

Get started

Create DID

Create an Issuer DID using the did:cheqd DID method using Veramo.

Create Subject DID

Create a Subject DID using the did:key method.

Resolve DID

Resolve a DID to retrieve the associated DID Document.

Alternatives

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

cheqd Studio

Our API product enables users to use cheqd's functionality with minimal complexity and easily integrate APIs into existing apps.

ACA-Py

ACA-Py (Aries Cloud Agent Python) is an SDK that can issue AnonCreds, JSON-LD and SD-JWT credentials with full cheqd support.

Credo

Credo is an SDK which supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF) standards as well as AnonCreds with full cheqd support for DIDs.

DID Registrar

Simple setup for building cheqd DIDs into existing applications using REST APIs, building into the Universal Registrar.

Walt.id Community Stack

Walt.id Community Stack is an SDK that supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF) standards for identity, with full cheqd support.

cheqd Cosmos CLI

Cosmos CLI which directly communicates with the cheqd network. This should only be used for testing environments.