The document discusses self-sovereign identity and decentralized identifiers (DIDs). It introduces emerging standards for decentralized identity being developed by the Decentralized Identity Foundation. Key concepts discussed include DIDs, DID documents, verifiable credentials, and implementations like uPort, Ethereum, IPFS, Blockstack, and Sovrin/Indy. The document provides examples of how DIDs can represent identities and how verifiable credentials issued to DID subjects can be verified.