CryptographicAccount
A math-based account principal (e.g., an EVM address, Bitcoin wallet, or did:key). The identity exists mathematically and is authenticated via mathematical signature keys.
Definition
A math-based account principal (e.g., an EVM address, Bitcoin wallet, or did:key). The identity exists mathematically and is authenticated via mathematical signature keys.
- Boundaries: Authenticated via mathematical signature keys, independent of a host authority.
- Hex Code:
22 - Standard Alignment:
sec:PublicKey(Close) +sec:publicKeyMultibase(Close)
Fide ID Rules
These entity-specific constraints apply when CryptographicAccount is used in Fide ID.
As Entity Type
- MUST use Reference Type
NetworkResource.
Examples
| Status | Entity Type | Reference Type | Fide ID Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valid | CryptographicAccount | NetworkResource | did:fide:0x2220 |
| Invalid | CryptographicAccount | Statement | did:fide:0x2200 |
PlatformAccount
An authority-based account principal (e.g., an email address or a specific GitHub, Google, or Mastodon user ID). The identity exists by the permission of a host system's database.
CreativeWork
The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. Non-expressive digital artifacts (binaries, model weights, dataset snapshots) are CreativeWork with refinement via Statements (artifactKind, mediaType, generatedBy, derivedFrom).