Self-help for did claims

In a computing system that is implemented in a decentralized network that implements a distributed ledger, the distributed ledger being configured to back one or more decentralized identities (DID) for one or more users of the computing system, a method for providing a self-help mechanism to an owner of a first DID, the method comprising:

• an act of receiving one or more DID-related data from a third party entity;
• an act of analyzing the one or more DID-related data to determine one or more of a meaning of the DID-related data and the implications of providing information that is requested in the DID-related data to the third party entity or to another entity;
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• an act of providing a report based on the analysis to the owner of the first DID, the report including information about one or more of the meaning of the DID-related data and the implications of providing the data to the third party entity or to another entity.

A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media having thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method for providing a self-help mechanism to an owner of a first DID, the method comprising:

• an act of receiving one or more DID-related data from a third party entity;
• an act of analyzing the one or more DID-related data to determine one or more of a meaning of the DID-related data and the implications of providing information that is requested in the DID-related data to the third party entity or to another entity;
• and
• an act of providing a report based on the analysis to the owner of the first DID, the report including information about one or more of the meaning of the DID-related data and the implications of providing the data to the third party entity or to another entity.