October 17, 2025 · Utah Valley University
SEDI Summit #1
The inaugural State-Endorsed Digital Identity Summit brought together state officials, policymakers, and technologists to chart a path toward digital identity that protects liberty and prevents surveillance.
Watch the SessionsWhy This Matters
The absence of a secure, privacy-preserving identity layer has become a national vulnerability that puts at risk individual security, trust in democracy, and the free market economy.
Protect Individual Rights
Identity belongs to the person. SEDI ensures individuals control their own digital identity through cryptographic keys they alone hold.
Safeguard Children
Parents manage their children's digital identity with cryptographic parental controls, protecting them from exploitation online.
Zero Surveillance
Decentralized peer-to-peer verification with no "phone-home" checks. No central authority tracking your identity usage.
Economic Impact
Finland saved 99% of tax processing costs with state-endorsed digital identity. SEDI brings similar potential to every state.
A Constitutional Foundation for Digital Trust
SEDI begins with a foundational principle: identity belongs to the person, not the government. The government's role is to endorse and protect identity as a matter of public trust.
This reflects the founding idea of the United States: that all just powers of government derive from the consent of the governed. SEDI recognizes it is the role of the state to act as a trusted endorser, not a controller.
Learn more about SEDISix Core Principles
- 1 Comprehensive Legal Framework
- 2 Individual Control
- 3 Privacy
- 4 Parental Rights and Delegation
- 5 Critical Public Infrastructure and Security
- 6 Backward Compatibility