Trust Over IP (ToIP) has been instrumental in content provenance and authenticity. ToIP supplied the Governance Metamodel structure for the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) Conformance Program and jointly participates with DIF in the Creator Assertions Working Group (CAWG).  In this session we will present how the C2PA Conformance Program and CAWG are making a difference in holding content generation products and individual/organizational creators accountable for applying attribution for content in an AI-blurred landscape.

After decentralized identifiers (DIDs) became a W3C standard in 2021, there are more than 200 DID methods. So why does ToIP host yet another one? Because DID SCID is the first DID method to use self-certifying identifiers (SCIDs) that are fully location independent. They can work peer-to-peer, on web servers, on blockchains, on DHTs, or anywhere else DID documents can be stored. This session will explain: 1) why SCIDs are the most secure and decentralized type of DID, and 2) why location independence is so useful.

Unique global researcher identifiers such as ORCID IDs are valuable for tracking researchers and their scholarly contributions. If ORCID were to support infrastructure for Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), there is an opportunity to expand its role in the research data ecosystem. DIDs enable secure authentication and cryptographic assertion mechanisms, allowing researchers to not only verify their identities for logging into shared global research infrastructure, but also digitally sign datasets and other research outputs for authenticity and provenance.

More QVIs qualifying, improvements in process, scaling and governance, examples of applications of vLEIs

- Discussion of the current state (Public Review 02 should be in play) of TRQP and how it is being use in Ayra to tie Technical Trust to Human Trust - linking the Business, Governance, and Technologies.
- How the Ayra Cards protocol is linking ecosystem concepts with the underlying technologies (credentials, communications, trust registries, and more)
- How the TRQP is the "glue of ecosystems" when coupled with governance frameworks and conformance testing

This presentation will explain how we got to the 3rd generation dual stack diagram and how to build the diagram and use the elements as an explainer and discussion starter for everyone from the C-suite to coders and the plain curious.

The Trust Spanning Protocol (TSP) specification has just completed a revision 2. In this introduction, we will present the TSP v1.0 draft and explain its design philosophy, main functions, and the new trust framework that it enables. We will then showcase prominent applications that are under development empowered by TSP.

The rise of generative AI and its astounding ability to impersonate humans has made proof of personhood more urgent than ever. This session will walk through, step-by-step, how the First Person Project using all four layers of the ToIP stack to solve the problem by building a decentralized trust graph based on verifiable identifiers and verifiable credentials.

The new Decentralized Trust Graph Working Group is specifying two new verifiable credentials—a personhood credential (PHC) and a verifiable relationship credential (VRC)—that together provide a decentralized solution to proof of personhood. However, to be privacy-preserving, these credentials need to be presented using zero-knowledge proof cryptography (ZKP). LF Decentralized Trust CTO Hart Montgomery and Berkeley professor Dr. Sanjam Garg will present the ZKP architecture being developed for this purpose.

AI Agent Protocols, e.g. the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent to Agent Protocol (A2A) rely on traditional web stack for security and privacy. This solution, while may be practical and convenient for fast adoption, has fundamental shortcomings that are very difficult to overcome in the existing framework. In this presentation, we discuss the challenges and introduce a new trust framework based on ToIP's work on the Trust Spanning Protocol (TSP) and a new specification on how to run AI Agent protocols over TSP.

This workshop will introduce Kwaai, a nonprofit AI Lab dedicated to democratizing artificial intelligence through open, decentralized, privacy-preserving infrastructure. The session will begin with a brief overview of Kwaai’s mission and community, followed by a deep dive into the KwaaiNet development project—showcasing how its decentralized, peer-to-peer AI fabric leverages advanced encryption and distributed edge technology to deliver scalable, sovereign AI services. Kwaai also showcases its Fundamental AI research, making AI safer, faster, and greener. This includes homomorphic encryption, sub-quadratic neural networks, and P2P infrastructure. Finally we'll cover Kwaai’s AI Policy efforts, focusing on cross-sector collaboration for ethical standards, data sovereignty, and regulatory engagement designed to advance open, trustworthy AI ecosystems. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of Kwaai’s technical innovations, foundational research, and leadership in shaping responsible AI policy for the future of digital trust and decentralized infrastructure.

With the imminent 1.0 release of the ACDC, CESR, and KERI specifications, it's a good time to provide an overview of one of Trust Over IP's most active technical development hubs: KERI. Standing for Key Event Receipt Infrastructure, KERI presents a high claim; a future-proof protocol to establish digital trust. Nicholas Racz gives the basics of the approach, some recent developments, and prospective future of what key industries are looking to adopt the next generation of decentralized key management.