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Decentralized Identity Foundation
Why DIF
DIF members are developing industry standards and open source technical components with a shared goal towards interoperability.
Organizations can join as Members or Contributors. See the differences here
Individuals with no direct employment can join using the Feedback Agreement. Learn more here
Foundations / Agencies Please get in touch via [email protected]
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Compare membership benefits using the Participation Matrix
Associate member |
Contributor |
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Pricing |
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| Price | Tiered | Free |
| Limitations | - | up to 1000 employees |
Governance |
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| Eligible for Steering Committee Election | Yes | No |
| Eligible for a WG Chair Election | Yes | Yes |
Contribution |
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| May contribute to specifications (technical requirements, review comments) | Yes | Yes |
| May initiate and support a work item | Yes | Yes |
| May make technical contributions to specifications | Yes | Yes |
Voting |
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| Participate in consensus | Yes | Yes |
| Participate in Supermajority vote | Yes | Yes |
Meeting |
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| Attend Working Group meetings | Yes* | Yes* |
| Attend Open Group meetings | Yes | Yes |
| Attend special in person events / seminars | Yes | No |
Access to services |
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| Use Instant messaging | Yes | Yes |
| Contribute on WG mailing lists | Yes | Yes |
| Join working group VoIP calls | Yes | Yes |
| PR and commit on GitHub | Yes | Yes |
Membership Benefits |
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| Logo on Website | Yes | No |
| Company news in Newsletter | Yes | No |
| Post on Jobboard | Yes | No |
| Attend Industry vertical meetings | Yes | No |
| Present on Webinars | Yes | No |
| DIF member meetings | Yes | Limited/No |
Join DIF as |
Member | or as Contributor |
| Fill out the form and complete the personalized DocuSign |
Individual
The Feedback Agreement is designed for the Decentralized Identity Foundation to invite individual contributors to DIF Working Groups, free of charge. The contributions are provided on an individual basis, not as a representative of an organization or company (No full time employment). Regardless of freelance status, check with legal department of your clients to make sure this agreement would be actionable.
To join, fill out the form and complete the personalized DocuSign.
Feedback Agreement(you CANNOT use this option if you are a full-time employee or executive officer of an entity, regardless of for-profit/non-profit status).