Does digital identity need blockchain technology?

GOV.UK Verify's technical architect Adam Cooper shares his thoughts on whether services like GOV.UK Verify should be making use of blockchain technology.
Adam is a technical architect working on the identity assurance programme
GOV.UK Verify's technical architect Adam Cooper shares his thoughts on whether services like GOV.UK Verify should be making use of blockchain technology.
Adam Cooper, Lead Technical Architect GOV.UK Verify, describes how we work with subject matter experts, industry, and open standards bodies to make GOV.UK Verify better for users.
Over a year ago I wrote a blog post about how we protect users’ privacy when signing in to a GOV.UK service with GOV.UK Verify. In that post I gave an overview of some of the things we do to …
European Union member states have been developing electronic identity (eID) schemes for some time now to allow citizens to access services safely and securely online. Many of these schemes are linked to national identity cards or schemes, whereas others involve working …
When we designed the identity assurance architecture we wanted to protect users from identity theft and fraud, to secure their data as it is used online, and to reduce the amount of information needed from the user to a minimum. …
A blog about GOV.UK Verify.
Built and developed by the Government Digital Service, GOV.UK Verify is the new way to prove your identity when using digital government services.
Read an introduction to GOV.UK Verify and learn how it works.
Here are some links to publications and resources about GOV.UK Verify and identity assurance:
Introduction to GOV.UK Verify, including list of connected services
Film on how GOV.UK Verify works
Information about how GOV.UK Verify is performing
A guide to the checks certified companies have to perform to verify someone's identity
Government standards, guidance and technical documents for identity assurance
Onboarding guide for government services that plan to use GOV.UK Verify (in beta development)