Shcherbakov, AlexanderRoßnagel, HeikoSchunck, Christian H.Sousa, Filipe2024-06-072024-06-072024978-3-88579-744-9https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/44091Self-sovereign Identity (SSI) represents an approach to digital identity that prioritizes privacy and empowers individuals to maintain control over the information associated with their identity. This approach aligns with GDPR and similar regulations and is gaining adoption across various governments, non-profit organizations, and commercial entities worldwide. A foundational element in SSI is a Verifiable Data Registry (VDR), which serves as a trusted repository for registering and accessing public keys, schemas, identifiers, and other data. A natural choice for a VDR is a distributed ledger or blockchain. Among the most stable and popular frameworks for SSI is Hyperledger Indy. Indy includes a custom implementation of a public permissioned ledger as a VDR. The Indy community has been developing a new experimental approach for a VDR in Indy: a permissioned ledger based on Hyperledger Besu. In this paper, we are going to discuss the importance, benefits, and technical details of this initiative.enSSISelf-sovereign IdentityDecentralized IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDIDW3C VCVDRAnonCredsHyperledger IndyHyperledger AriesHyperledger BesuDistributed Ledger TechnologiesBlockchainPermissioned LedgerEthereumText/Conference Paper10.18420/OID2024_111617-5468