Polygon ID vs Sphereon Wallet

Polygon ID enables you to create and manage your own self-sovereign digital identity. Prove your access rights and reputation without revealing any of your personal information. Manage verifiable claims about your identity and generate private proofs for digital interactions. Polygon ID is an open-source and private by default identity system based on zero-knowledge cryptography (zkSNARK). With the Polygon ID app, you will have access to web3 and web2 services and the ability for private on-chain verifications. Convenient control: - Secure authentication with biometrics or a 6-digit PIN - Identity recovery with seed phrase mechanism Obtaining claims: - Scan an issuer’s QR code - Follow the steps to connect your identity with the issuer and retrieve your claims - Store and manage your claims from your wallet Presenting your private proofs: - Scan a verifier’s QR code - Accept the proof request presented in your wallet - Generate and share the private proof of your claims with the verifier.

The Sphereon Wallet is a new breed of open, privacy-preserving applications, that gives you full and sole control over your own information. It enables you to manage your own data. Your data is stored nowhere else but on your phone. Nobody else will have access unless you decide to share it with them. Only you decide if you want to share your data with someone else. It enables you to request and receive so-called Verifiable Credentials from official sources, institutions, enterprises, or other organizations. Verifiable credentials are digital records that act as proof of a person's identity, qualifications, roles, achievements, or other attributes. Examples of credentials are for example formal identities, professional certifications or licenses, college or university degrees, academic transcripts, employment records, permits, medical records or prescriptions, credit reports, insurance policies, property deeds, bank statements, travel documents, immigration documents, background checks, drug test results, security clearances, etc. The data you receive is digitally signed by the issuer, allowing the party you share your data with to easily verify that the data is authentic and has not been tampered with. Creating trust in digital transactions. Built based on open W3C Verifiable Credentials standard it guarantees interoperability with other systems to receive and share data. Functionalities offered: - Manage your own data (Credential Management) - Receive Credentials (VCs), such as qualifications, roles, achievements, or other attributes, from trusted parties - Open-Source, W3C standard-based technology Technologies used: - W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DID) - W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) - OpenID Connect to exchange Credentials between parties - DIF Presentation Exchange - DIF Well Known DID Configuration - DIF Credential Manifest