Decentralized Identity & Content Addressing at Web-Scale

Explore decentralized identity and content addressing at web-scale in this 50-minute conference talk from code::dive 2022. Delve into the concept of a non-financial app-specific blockchain as Viktor Kirilov, an experienced speaker on C++ and author of an open-source testing framework, shares insights from his diverse background in games, VFX, compilers, databases, distributed systems, and blockchain technology. Learn about hot centric approaches, chain of custody, surveillance capitalism, and social media's vertical integration. Discover the fundamentals of Merkle trees, Americo proofs, and blockchain technology, comparing it with traditional state systems. Examine content addressing, IPFS, and the challenges of identity at web-scale. Explore user experience in decentralized systems, chain account types, user authorization, and the world of chain messages. Dive into concepts like content blobs, nonces, global virtual address spaces, and blockchain states. Understand the importance of canonical URIs, identity managers, self-authentication, and data-centric infrastructure. Compare platforms like Twitter and Reddit, and explore the potential of universal bookmarks, the metaverse, and the future of identity in the digital realm.

Introduction
Hot Centric
Chain of Custody
Surveillance Capitalism
Social Media
Vertical Integration
Merkel Tree
Americo Proof
What is Blockchain
Difference between Blockchain and State
Content addressing and IPFS
Problem statement
Identity
Webscale
User experience
Decentralization
Simplicity
Chain
Account types
User authorization
World of chain messages
Message types
Content blob
Nonce
Content addressing
Big blobs
Global virtual address space
Blockchain state
Names
Canonical URI
Users
Identity managers
Better trust
Selfauthentication
Ordering integers
throughput
URIs
Twitter vs Reddit
DataCentric
Infrastructure
Competition
Bundle
Universal bookmarks
Medium
Complexity
Metaverse
Internet 2005
Identity the cool thing