{
  "id": "sov",
  "name": "did:sov",
  "status": "no-go",
  "probation": false,
  "summary": "Sovrin ledger DIDs — the one DIF-catalog method ThisDID deliberately does not advertise.",
  "research": "did:sov resolved against Sovrin MainNet, which shut down 31 March 2025 with the write keys destroyed. The method remains in the DIF Universal Resolver compose catalog but is intentionally absent from ThisDID's advertised catalog.",
  "links": [
    {
      "label": "W3C DID Methods registry",
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/did-extensions-methods/"
    }
  ],
  "statusReason": "The Sovrin ledger behind did:sov is shut down.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-23",
  "chain": [],
  "dif": {
    "dockerDriver": {
      "image": "universalresolver/driver-did-sov:latest",
      "repo": "https://github.com/decentralized-identity/uni-resolver-driver-did-sov/",
      "hub": "https://hub.docker.com/r/universalresolver/driver-did-sov/"
    }
  },
  "scores": null
}