Networks
Networks Overview
The networks overview page, gives a quick visual representation of the usage of the different production Networks. Directly below the graph, it is possible to also enable the other existing networks, to compare the usage of production and test/devepment networks.
The test/development networks might give an indication about usage and future adoption. But they are also often used in automated test-pipelines, which might give an incorrect impression about the actual usage of the network by developers.
Detailed Network Information
Detailed network information is provided for each network seperatly as a subpage. The information includes the following sections:
Network activity
DIDs created
Crypto Suite usage
Service Type usage
Recent operations
Active nodes (only PRISM networks)
Network Activity
All ingested DID-Documents are counted in this view, by type of DID-Document operation:
Create operations are the first operation for a DID-Document. It can happen only once for each DID-Document.
Update operations are the second and all following operations for a DID-Document (except deactivation). They can happen multiple times for each DID-Document. The updates may include adding-keys, removing keys, adding, updating or removing services, etc. Whenever a new operation is visible on chain, that is not identical to the last operation, it is counted as an update in this view, indepentend of the actual changes.
Deactivate operations are the last operation for a DID-Document. It can happen only once for each DID-Document. After a deactivation operation, no further operations are allowed for that DID-Document.
No other operations are considered in this view, e.g. network updates, internal node communication, etc.
A dropdown-box allows to switch between the different timelines. Note that the information displayed is updated every few minutes and hold in cache. To get the most recent information, log in with an account and use the "Refresh" button. The Refresh button is only available for logged in users.
DIDs created
This section shows the total number of DIDs created on the network. The information is updated every few minutes and accumulated over time. To get the most recent information, log in with an account and use the "Refresh" button. The Refresh button is only available for logged in users.
Note that the accumulation of DIDs is based on the selected timeline. Select "All time" in the dropdown menu to see the total number of DIDs created since the network was started.
Crypto Suite usage
This section shows the usage of the different cryptographic suites for the network. The information is only updated every few hours and accumulated the full lifetime of the network. The primary purpose is to get an overview on what cryptographic suites are used on the network in general.
Service Type usage
This section shows the usage of the different service types for the network. The information is only updated every few hours and also accumulated the full lifetime of the network. It provides on idea on what services are available within the network e.g. DIDComm v1 or v2 services.
Active Nodes (only PRISM networks)
This view shows the different nodes operating on the network. Each color (or stake-address) represents a different wallet or actor on the network. Since Nodes require are more complex setup, not every SSI related application runs its own nodes but rather relies on service providers. In practise this view is generated by looking at the wallet-address which executed each operation. On the Cardano blockchain each wallet-address (usually) has its own staking-address, which is identical for all individual addresses of that wallet. The view gives therefor an rough overview which node is currently active and how many operations was executed by that node. Since each application/service usually uses only a specific node this view can also give an indication about the usage of the network by different application or parties - an information which is not directly visible when looking at the DID-Document operations.
Recent Operations
This section is a listing of the most recent operations on the network. Initially it shows the last 10 operations as they were detected by the Analytics-Platform. The information is updated every few minutes and hold in cache. To get the most recent information, log in with an account and use the "Refresh" button for a direct query against the database. Three buttons labeld "Create Operations", "Update Operations" and "Deactivate Operations" allow to filter the operations by type. Each operation can be expanded to show additional full operation details. This view is slightly differrent dependding on the underlying network. For PRISM networks the operation details the TransactionHash, the OperationHash (which also serves as VersionId), the position of the transaction inside the block as well as the position of the operation inside the transaction. For INDY networks the operation details the TransactionId, the Transaction Type (e.g NYM), the alias if available and the destination DID-identifier