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The growth and adoption of secure digital identity systems, including digital health status systems containing health records, could provide a uniform and reliable response to calls for health credential verification.
The growth and adoption of secure digital identity systems,
including digital health status systems containing health records,
could provide a uniform and reliable response to calls for health
credential verification. In this white paper, Perkins Coie authors
examine the three pillars essential to successfully developing and
deploying these technologies.
As these systems are forced to evolve to address challenges such
as those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, their success will depend
upon the effective implementation of at least three digital
identity pillars:
1) trust (i.e., confidence that an
individual's digital identity is what it purports to be and has
not been altered);
2) user-centricity (i.e., an individual's
ability to exercise control over their digital identity, including
protecting the privacy of their attributes); and
3) data security.
Together, these three pillars will form the foundational
framework of a robust digital identity system and contribute to the
growth and adoption of digital identity systems, as well as
determine the systems' utility in accurately identifying
individuals and their attributes.
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