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.
Definition
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.
- Boundaries: Authenticated by a host authority's database. This represents the account principal itself, not the agent or agents that operate it.
- Hex Code:
21 - Standard Alignment:
schema:OnlineAccount(Close)
Fide ID Rules
These entity-specific constraints apply when PlatformAccount is used in Fide ID.
As Entity Type
- MUST use Reference Type
NetworkResource.
Examples
| Status | Entity Type | Reference Type | Fide ID Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valid | PlatformAccount | NetworkResource | did:fide:0x2120 |
| Invalid | PlatformAccount | Statement | did:fide:0x2100 |