Just witnessed something interesting with a decentralized identity solution in action.

A governance application needed to verify user tier status. Instead of requesting full credential access, the system pulled exactly what was needed—just the governance tier component. Nothing more, nothing less.

This modular approach to identity verification shows how far we've come. Your credentials stay compartmentalized. Apps only see what they absolutely need to function. The rest remains private.

It's these small implementation details that reveal whether an identity protocol actually respects user sovereignty or just talks about it. Selective disclosure isn't a feature—it's the baseline standard we should expect from any serious Web3 identity infrastructure.