Darrin Baines Identity Namespace

Namespace URI: https://www.darrinbaines.org/ns/identity#

Preferred Prefix: db:

Created: February 12, 2026

Last Modified: February 24, 2026

Creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-4678

Formats Available: Turtle | HTML

Version Policy: Non-breaking term evolution policy

About This Namespace

This namespace provides terms for describing canonical identity nodes, authority levels, and verification status. It is designed to support the representation of persistent, authoritative identity information on the web using linked data principles.

Classes

db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Class (owl:Class, rdfs:Class)
A primary, authoritative representation of an entity's identity on the web with persistent identifiers and linked data.
Subclass of: schema:Person
db:AuthorityNode
Class (owl:Class, rdfs:Class)
A verified, authoritative source of information about an entity.
db:IdentifierNode
Class (owl:Class, rdfs:Class)
A node that represents a specific identifier within an identity ecosystem.

Properties

db:websiteId
Datatype Property
A unique identifier for this website instance.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:string
db:authorityType
Datatype Property
Specifies the type of authority this node represents.
Domain: db:AuthorityNode
Range: xsd:string
db:tierLevel
Datatype Property
Authority tier classification (A, B, C) indicating the level of machine-readability and linked data support.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:string
db:verificationStatus
Datatype Property
Current verification status of the identity node.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:string
db:linkedDataNative
Datatype Property
Indicates whether this node natively supports linked data principles.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:boolean
db:canonicalURI
Object Property
The primary, authoritative URI for this entity.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: rdfs:Resource
db:persistenceCommitment
Datatype Property
Statement of commitment to maintaining persistent, stable identifiers.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:string
db:identifierSystem
Datatype Property
The naming authority or system for an identifier (e.g., ORCID, ISNI, VIAF).
Range: xsd:string
db:lastVerified
Datatype Property
Date when the identity information was last verified.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:date
db:establishedDate
Datatype Property
Date when the canonical identity node was first established.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: xsd:date
db:verifiedBy
Object Property
Indicates that this identity is verified/authenticated by an authoritative identifier or authority.
Domain: db:CanonicalIdentityNode
Range: db:IdentifierNode
db:verifierAuthority
Datatype Property
Name of the authority/organization that issued the verifying identifier.
Range: xsd:string
db:verifierURL
Object Property
URL of the verifying authority or identifier.
Range: rdfs:Resource
db:verificationLevel
Datatype Property
Level of verification provided (e.g., 'primary', 'secondary', 'tertiary').
Range: xsd:string

Usage Example

@prefix db: <https://www.darrinbaines.org/ns/identity#> .
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .

<https://www.darrinbaines.org>
  a db:CanonicalIdentityNode ;
  db:websiteId "darrinbaines-org-001" ;
  db:authorityType "canonical-identity-node" ;
  db:tierLevel "C" ;
  db:verificationStatus "verified" ;
  db:linkedDataNative true ;
  db:canonicalURI <https://www.darrinbaines.org> ;
  db:verifiedBy <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-4678> ;
  db:verifiedBy <https://isni.org/isni/0000000134374797> ;
  db:verifiedBy <https://viaf.org/viaf/7234149296210180670008> ;
  schema:name "Darrin Baines" .

# The verifying identifiers - all point to the same person
<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-4678>
  a db:IdentifierNode ;
  db:verifierAuthority "ORCID" ;
  db:verificationLevel "primary" ;
  owl:sameAs <https://www.darrinbaines.org> .

<https://isni.org/isni/0000000134374797>
  a db:IdentifierNode ;
  db:verifierAuthority "ISNI" ;
  db:verificationLevel "primary" ;
  owl:sameAs <https://www.darrinbaines.org> .

💡 Verification Explained

The db:verifiedBy property creates an explicit verification chain. It says:

For your boss: "Our identity is verified by internationally recognized authorities like ORCID (used by 16+ million researchers) and ISNI (ISO standard). This proves authenticity."

See Also

Darrin Baines Identity Namespace
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