MDP Specification
Material Digital Passport will require 3 main elements to function:
- Marking technology Physical identifier which will create the link to the digital ID
- Digital ID through the form of GUID which will ensure that each party in the value chain knows they are referring to the same piece of equipment/passport and gives a unique address to locate the ledger of record.
- Distributed Ledger Technology in an open version to store proofs of all information transactions along with timestamps and actors on the ledger throughout the equipment lifecycle
![MDP functionality diagram](https://www.jis01-mdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MDP-functionality-diagram.png)
Decentralised Digital Passport
This definition phase of MDP specification has started in 2022 through a consortium led by Shell who initiated project for decentralised digital passport, a first MVP of MDP. IOGP JIS01 (Joint Industry Sprint 01) is currently working to publish a first release of MDP specification by the end of 2023.