A Study on the Interoperability Technology of Digital Identification Based on WACI Protocol with Multiparty Distributed Signature

Abstract

In digital identity authentication, credentials are typically stored in a digital wallet and authenticated through a single key-based signature and public key verification. However, ensuring compatibility between systems and credentials can be challenging and the existing architecture can create a single point of failure, which can hinder system stability and prevent data interchange. To address this problem, we propose a multiparty distributed signature structure using FROST, a Schnorr signature-based threshold signature algorithm, applied to the WACI protocol framework for credential interaction. This approach eliminates a single point of failure and secures the signer’s anonymity. Additionally, by following standard interoperability protocol procedures, we can ensure interoperability during the exchange of digital wallets and credentials. This paper presents a method that combines a multiparty distributed signature algorithm and an interoperability protocol, and discusses the implementation results.

Keywords

• FROST (Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold Signatures)
• interoperability technology of digital identification
• multiparty distributed signature
• universal digital wallet
• WACI (Wallet And Credential Interaction)