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Opaque Identifier Aliases

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Maintainer: Daniel Hardman · 2026-07-09 · checked 2026-10-15

A 2026 primer by Daniel Hardman on aliases, the private labels people attach to opaque cryptographic identifiers such as keys, DIDs and KERI autonomic identifiers (AIDs). It explains the properties an alias must have, why the COIA naming convention helps, and why a proved binding must never be confused with a guessed one, pointing to entviz for comparing identifiers by eye. It is for designers of wallets and identity software.

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