{
  "id": "cid",
  "name": "did:cid",
  "status": "edge",
  "probation": true,
  "probationVerifiers": [
    "archon"
  ],
  "summary": "Content-addressed Archon identities, chain-verified by ThisDID itself.",
  "research": "A resolution-only Gatekeeper: instead of trusting a resolver's answer, the driver fetches the DID's full signed operation chain and re-verifies every operation (CIDv1 linkage + secp256k1 signatures) before composing the document — the Gatekeeper is a courier, not an authority. A DIF Recommended method.",
  "links": [
    {
      "label": "Archon",
      "url": "https://archon.technology/"
    },
    {
      "label": "vendored package",
      "url": "https://github.com/decentralized-identity/thisdid/tree/main/vendor/cid-did-resolver"
    },
    {
      "label": "W3C DID Methods registry",
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/did-extensions-methods/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-23",
  "network": "IPFS (Archon)",
  "example": "did:cid:bagaaieraoqzjgi6537vyu3h3rtetki5g4bk6stzyqplcmwpqgqxp7fewowcq",
  "chain": [
    "ThisDID",
    "archon",
    "godiddy"
  ],
  "dif": {
    "recommended": "https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-methods/blob/main/dif-recommended/findings-did-cid.md",
    "dockerDriver": {
      "image": "ghcr.io/archetech/uni-resolver-driver-did-cid:0.1.0",
      "repo": "https://github.com/archetech/uni-resolver-driver-did-cid",
      "hub": "https://github.com/archetech/uni-resolver-driver-did-cid/pkgs/container/uni-resolver-driver-did-cid"
    }
  },
  "scores": {
    "resolutions24h": 0,
    "resolutions7d": 284,
    "resolutions30d": 617,
    "popularity": 61,
    "availability": 99,
    "canary24h": 99,
    "verificationMatch30d": 597,
    "verificationMismatch30d": 0
  }
}