HYPERLEDGER-INDY

Indy SSI W3C DID/VC blockchain.

Definition

Indy architecture: Validators (Plenum Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus), Indy Node (Plenum-based RBFT consensus), Indy SDK + Indy VDR (Verifiable Data Registry). Client components: Indy SDK (deprecated), Aries-Askar (key management), AnonCreds (anonymous credentials with ZKP). Key use cases: Sovrin Network (public utility), Cardea Project (health credentials), IDunion (Germany self-sovereign identity), BC Government Canada. Migration to Hyperledger AnonCreds spec community-maintained 2022+.

Origin

Hyperledger Indy contributed by Sovrin Foundation May 2017 ; based on Plenum consensus by Evernym ; AnonCreds spec community-maintained Hyperledger 2022.

Example in context

British Columbia Canada province uses Indy via OrgBook BC to issue verifiable business credentials ; ~3M provincial registered businesses can prove their incorporated status zero-knowledge.

Related terms

• Hyperledger Aries — related agent framework.