What is Identity?

Zero Knowledge Proof Institute
4 min readAug 4, 2021

Identity is a multidisciplinary concept. The following excerpt from Survey of Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem defines Identity and Digital Identity as:

3.1. Identity

Identity has a long story. Possessing an identity has been of importance from the early times [13]. Depending on the context, the term identity is defined differently [14]. The American Heritage Dictionary defines identity as “The set of

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