Key generation is trivial. Key management and distribution have its own issues and challenges. At some level you start requiring certificate authorities (centr

Key generation is trivial. Key management and distribution have its own issues and challenges. At some level you start requiring certificate authorities (central trust). The DID-core W3C proposal seems to be putting down some of the pieces required to enable rolling your own identity authority. But it is still a long way to go even after around 4+ years.