Type: Exploratory / Informational
Purpose: Feasibility & overhead assessment of core primitives
This issue documents an initial performance validation of Universal DID Native Addressing (UDNA) core primitives, focusing on DID generation and trust-aware address creation.
The objective is to validate computational feasibility and overhead characteristics, not to claim protocol completeness, standardization readiness, or interoperability.
Test Environment
Execution Context
- CPU: Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 (GenuineIntel)
- Memory: 7.9 GB
- Runtime: Python 3.12.5
- Execution Mode: Single-node, local execution
Benchmark Scope
Evaluated Components
- DID generation
- UDNA address creation and encoding
- DID resolution
- Batch signature verification
- Memory behavior under sustained execution
Explicitly Out of Scope
- Network transport and latency
- Persistent routing table population
- Cross-node federation
- Protocol interoperability testing
Results Summary
DID Generation (1000 Iterations)
| Metric |
Result |
| Throughput |
~5,459 ops/sec |
| Success Rate |
100% |
| Average Latency |
~0.2 ms |
| P95 Latency |
~0.2 ms |
Observation
DID-based identity operations exhibit sufficiently low latency and stable throughput to support routing, addressing, and trust-coordination roles within higher-level systems.
Address Creation & Trust Resolution
- Address creation and encoding complete at microsecond-level latency
- DID resolution and batch signature verification introduce minimal overhead
- Memory footprint stabilizes at approximately ~60 MB
- No observable performance degradation during extended uptime
Notes & Limitations
- Resolver and routing-table population were not exercised in this benchmark
- Measurements focus on core primitives, not end-to-end system behavior
- Results should be interpreted as informational and exploratory
Interpretation
These results indicate that a Universal DID Native Addressing–style trust and communication primitive, operating above transport and below applications, can be implemented with low latency and modest resource usage.
This supports continued architectural exploration and controlled experimentation within a W3C Community Group context.
Next Steps
- Introduce routing-table population benchmarks
- Add multi-node resolution and coordination tests
- Compare overhead profiles with DIDComm-style interaction flows
- Refine and publish benchmark methodology for review
Status
- Experimental
- Informational
- Seeking feedback from Community Group participants
This issue documents an initial performance validation of Universal DID Native Addressing (UDNA) core primitives, focusing on DID generation and trust-aware address creation.
The objective is to validate computational feasibility and overhead characteristics, not to claim protocol completeness, standardization readiness, or interoperability.
Test Environment
Execution Context
Benchmark Scope
Evaluated Components
Explicitly Out of Scope
Results Summary
DID Generation (1000 Iterations)
Observation
DID-based identity operations exhibit sufficiently low latency and stable throughput to support routing, addressing, and trust-coordination roles within higher-level systems.
Address Creation & Trust Resolution
Notes & Limitations
Interpretation
These results indicate that a Universal DID Native Addressing–style trust and communication primitive, operating above transport and below applications, can be implemented with low latency and modest resource usage.
This supports continued architectural exploration and controlled experimentation within a W3C Community Group context.
Next Steps
Status