> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# W3C DID

> DIDs provide verifiable, decentralized identifiers independent of any central authority.

# W3C DID

DIDs provide verifiable, decentralized identifiers independent of any central authority.

**The W3C specification for Decentralized Identifiers.**

DIDs provide verifiable, decentralized identifiers independent of any central authority.

## Resource details

* **Organization:** W3C
* **Category:** Standards
* **Difficulty:** advanced
* **Official:** Yes
* **Editorial label:** Solid Reference

## Official resource

[Visit W3C DID](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core)

## Related knowledge

* [ENS](/generated/v2/resources/ens) — resource
* [ENS](/generated/v2/resources/ens) — related-resource
* [Verifiable Credentials](/generated/v2/resources/verifiable-credentials) — resource
* [Verifiable Credentials](/generated/v2/resources/verifiable-credentials) — related-resource

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `resource:w3c-did`