Solid Achieves Major Milestone in Web Standardization Process

This week the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced the formation of a Working Group dedicated to the standardization of the Solid specifications. 

Inrupt celebrates this news as an important milestone in our mission to drive Solid’s adoption across the web. It’s the culmination of years of dedication, expertise and cooperation from the entire Solid community, including the many organizations who have tested and deployed Solid solutions for the benefit of their users.

The formation of the Working Group, officially called the Linked Web Storage Working Group, is the outcome of a thorough and established process. The entire membership of the W3C was provided the opportunity to deliberate and vote on the proposed group charter. 

The charter’s approval is both a confirmation of the urgency of the problem that Solid solves and a sign of confidence in the technology’s design and impact. Building on the momentum Solid has gained around the world, the W3C Working Group will advance and standardize the Solid protocol, making it easier for governments, enterprises and organizations to adopt Solid.

The dedicated efforts of the Solid Community Group have resulted in a set of draft specifications and a foundation for Solid’s growing ecosystem. Passing the core Solid specifications to a more formal process means the protocol can continue to evolve in a reliable and transparent manner. By entering into a W3C Working Group, Solid now follows in the footsteps of widely adopted standards like HTML and CSS, as well as emerging standards like Verifiable Credentials and Decentralized Identifiers. 

This next step in the evolution of Solid marks the perfect time for organizations to adopt the protocol and discover how Solid can enable authentic relationships with their customers through trusted data sharing. Get in touch with Inrupt today to learn more.

Inrupt’s Aaron Coburn, Senior Enterprise Developer, will serve as a co-chair of the working group. Inrupt’s involvement in the working group underscores our dedication to the standardization process and desire to make Solid available to everyone. 

“I am delighted to help lead the Solid W3C Working Group and ensure the security and accessibility of the Solid specifications,” said Aaron Coburn. “This next stage of Solid marks an important milestone in the adoption of the technology by individuals, enterprises and governments.”

The Solid W3C Community Group will continue to engage in the crucial work of promoting and implementing Solid technology. 

Alongside the other dedicated industry and academic members of the Working Group, Inrupt is excited to grow the Solid movement and deliver the web the world has always deserved.