# PLAUSIBLE & DIDs ### Decentralized Identifiers The [World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)](https://www.w3.org/) Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) are a new type of identifier that enables verifiable, self-sovereign digital identities. DIDs are fully under the control of the DID subject, independent of any centralized registry, identity provider, or certificate authority. DIDs are designed to be used with the [DID Core Specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/), which defines the essential syntax and features for creating, resolving, updating, and deactivating DIDs. Alongside the core specification, there are several related standards and specifications, including the [DID Resolution Specification](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-resolution/) for the process of fetching a DID document, the [DID Specification Registries](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-spec-registries/) for defining valid DID methods and extensions, and the [DID Use Cases](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-use-cases/) document that outlines practical applications and scenarios for DIDs. These standards collectively form the foundation for a decentralized identity ecosystem on the web. PLAUSIBLE protocol, since version 4 is built on [W3C](https://www.w3.org/) decentralized identifiers standards. Verifiable credentials and utility NFTs are built on verifiable DIDs implementation based on PLAUSIBLE proposed adoption of W3C standards for Algorand blockchain: [ARC13](https://github.com/algorandfoundation/ARCs/pull/265/files?short_path=4f36946) Plausible's protocol is entirely decentralized, permissionless, and dynamic coming with comprehensive sets of features to provide all stages of VCs and Utility NFTs in one service! PLAUS **definitions:** 1- Each Claimable dynamic unit of the PLAUSIBLE protocol is called PLAUS (An abbreviation derived from the Plausible Protocol name)\ 2- Each PLAUS is a vault and controller smart contract, generated per each PLAUS, and all tokens, NFTs, and Algos in it! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.goplausible.xyz/overview/plausible-and-dids.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.