# Digital Trust Whether public or private, centralized or decentralized, there is a common denominator for all – a need for digital trust. The popularity of self-sovereign identity (SSI) solutions has surged over recent years, powered by the unforeseen urgencies of the pandemic, increasing decentralisation and transition towards Web 3.0.
### Empowering Digital Ownership At the heart of self-sovereign identity (SSI) lies the fundamental principle of individuals maintaining absolute ownership and control over their data, deciding when and how it's shared. SSI shifts the data management paradigm by decentralizing personally identifiable information (PII) from centralized organizational databases to the secure confines of a consumer's cryptographically protected digital wallet app. Leveraging distributed ledger technology and pairwise connections, this data undergoes verification by esteemed institutions such as universities, ensuring credibility before selectively sharing with employers and other entities. The outcome is reduced credential fraud, heightened security, enhanced user autonomy, and fortified data protection. ### Unlocking Advantages Embracing transformative technologies and cultivating capabilities to uphold the rightful ownership of identity data is at the core of Digitary's vision. We remain steadfast in our commitment to a learner-centric approach, evolving progressively and collaboratively. This approach mirrors the intricacies of dynamic digital ecosystems globally, ensuring adaptability and responsiveness to the ever-changing landscape. --- # 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.teranode.group/tng-identity-documentation/self-sovereign-identity-knowledge/digital-trust.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.