First Steps of the PLC Organization – Independent Public Ledger of Credentials
3 hours ago
- Bluesky Social PBC announced the creation of an independent organization to operate the Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) directory, and the organization now formally exists.
- The PLC directory is a system that collects and distributes updates to AT Protocol accounts, identified by did:plc identifiers, including handles and PDS hosting choices.
- Updates are signed with cryptographic keys not controlled by the directory, preventing tampering, and users can change their keys at any time.
- The Public Ledger of Credentials Organization is a registered Swiss Association (Verein) with no owners or shareholders, governed by members for public identity infrastructure.
- Initial board members include Richard Barnes, Thyla van der Merwe, Bryan Newbold, Wendy Seltzer, and Filippo Valsorda, with diverse expertise in security, cryptography, standards, and law.
- The organization has defined its statute, set up digital tools, secured a bank account, and created a publication, funded by a bootstrap payment from Bluesky Social PBC.
- Next steps include defining policies for the directory transfer and long-term work on user visibility, control over network identities, and diversifying funding.
- The organization aims to become a small, reliable, and sustainable operation, with updates via standard.site or RSS, and contact via hello@plcred.org.