

Accountable Digital Identity




ADI Association
to your existing identity management applications
and infrastructure


in the Digital World
Fight fraud and stolen data while protecting your privacy, with easy-to-use identity from trustable sources.
Enable trust sourcing through standardized credentials and accredited issuers
Freedom of choice with the ability to transact across all member systems
Take control over your identity with your own unique Digital Address
Core Principles

User Privacy
End-users hold and control their own data

No Data Consolidation
Identity data is never centralized; it is only ever controlled by users and their trusted issuers

Data Disclosures
Data is only revealed with the Individual consent of the end-user

Inclusivity
Serving everyone, regardless of technology limitations
Industry Case Studies

Protecting Patient Privacy
Verifiable credentials make assured authentication easy while protecting patient privacy. The ADIA ecosystem enables healthcare providers to create and issue trusted digital credentials that people can use to access services and treatment across multiple systems.
Provide targeted services and prevent fraud
Citizens can be assured that their identities are safe and secure—and they can prove who they are easily and quickly. Verifiable credentials are the perfect way to ensure privacy and consent for sharing data across their myriad interactions with government services.
Connect graduates with employers
Graduates can easily provide future employers, such as large firms and enterprises, fraud-free digital attestations from authoritative sources. Accountable digital identity saves the reputation of the educational institution from false claims using fake diplomas while making it easy for potential employers to know the data presented to them is accurate.
Eliminate fraud and mishandling of sensitive data
Financial service businesses must adhere to a growing number off global regulations to avoid costly fines, including anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. Accountable Digital Identity takes the place of paper proofs, making customer onboarding and audit trails a smooth process for the business and customer.
Simplify global workforce and customer data
Distributed verifiable credentials not only protect the privacy and security of the identity data for customer data, but also the expanive global workforce. Using this innovative technology, the world is growing and so is the enterprise workforce. Accountable Digital Identity is easy to implement with the ADIA Specification.


- Ramesh Kesanupalli
Co-founder, ADI Association
Former Founder, FIDO Alliance


- Abbie Barbir
Co-founder, ADI Association
Senior Security Advisor, CVS Health


– Dr. Tina P. Srivastava
Co-Chair of Governance Working Group, ADI Association
Co-Founder, Badge Inc.


– Chris Clason
Director of Strategic Alliances
Digital Asset
The Power of a Digital Address
A Digital Address is a human-friendly way for a person to access a verifiable digital credential and prove who they are online. It enables access to the decentralized identity network for those who may not have access to computers or smartphones.
Recent News
Webinar – ADI Association with TAG Cyber on accountability for digital identities
The webinar discusses the problems around digital identity as it is currently implemented. Internet accounts are too easily compromised, duplicated, and fraudulently synthesized, resulting in widespread identity theft and other types of fraud. ADI Association is...
New whitepaper – Next-generation Identity and Authentication
The ADI Association is pleased to publish this new white paper by Jim Routh. In it, Jim examines some of the trends in advanced authentication. Executive Summary Establishing and managing identity securely is an essential requirement for the digital world....
Early Warning Services Joins Board of ADI Association to Advance an Open Framework for Digital Identity
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Accountable Digital Identity (ADI) Association, the industry standards organization dedicated to establishing interoperable, privacy-preserving accountability as a central pillar of digital identity, today announces that Early...
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The Accountable Digital Identity Association (ADI Association) is an open industry association created to drive the development of a standardized, interoperable framework for decentralized identity services to ensure the authenticity of, and to establish trust in, digital identities.
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