{
  "id": "ion",
  "name": "did:ion",
  "status": "edge",
  "probation": true,
  "probationVerifiers": [
    "godiddy"
  ],
  "summary": "Sidetree on Bitcoin — long-form DIDs fully verified offline; short-form via upstreams.",
  "research": "ThisDID's driver verifies long-form did:ion entirely offline (suffix and delta hashes over canonicalized create data — no network needed) and was activated in wave 5 after being parked one wave. Short-form resolution requires an anchored-state Sidetree node: the historical public gateways (Microsoft's ion.msidentity.com, TBD's ion.tbd.engineering) are both dead (re-confirmed 24 Aug 2026), so the driver deliberately ships with NO short-form endpoint — short-form reports notConfigured and the routing chain falls through to upstreams that still advertise ion. Set ION_RESOLUTION_ENDPOINT the day a legitimate Sidetree node exists.",
  "links": [
    {
      "label": "ION repo (dormant)",
      "url": "https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ion"
    },
    {
      "label": "vendored package",
      "url": "https://github.com/decentralized-identity/thisdid/tree/main/vendor/ion-did-resolver"
    },
    {
      "label": "W3C DID Methods registry",
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/did-extensions-methods/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24",
  "network": "Bitcoin · ION (Sidetree)",
  "example": "did:ion:EiBwLUL07Ku-N8ZBODHk2jV2uCRWO6SyLhGZimHbqiTa3A: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",
  "chain": [
    "ThisDID",
    "godiddy",
    "archon"
  ],
  "dif": {
    "dockerDriver": {
      "image": "identityfoundation/driver-did-ion:v0.8.1",
      "repo": "https://github.com/decentralized-identity/uni-resolver-driver-did-ion",
      "hub": "https://hub.docker.com/r/identityfoundation/driver-did-ion"
    }
  },
  "scores": {
    "resolutions24h": 0,
    "resolutions7d": 2,
    "resolutions30d": 45,
    "popularity": 36,
    "availability": 100,
    "canary24h": 100,
    "verificationMatch30d": 11,
    "verificationMismatch30d": 0
  }
}