Authentication with Decentralized Identifiers : Implementing and evaluating authentication with Decentralized Identifiers

Decentralized identifiers provide a new way of managing digital identities. Verifiable digital credentials put users at the center, shifting the responsibility of data storage and management to the user instead of an identity provider. This thesis evaluates the current landscape of decentralized identifiers and proposes an extensible architecture that allows for authentication with decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials. The proposed architecture is evaluated against a centralized alternative with authentication through single sign-on. The architecture shows potential to improve user privacy and provides a basis for future research within the area.