Welcome to the iSHARE Developer Portal

Version information

This documentation is in line with the iSHARE Trust Framework 3.0.

Older versions of the framework can be accessed through the top menu. Version 1.11 is available here.

Part of this documentation is a formal Framework specification

Part of this documentation must be considered part of the formal iSHARE Trust Framework Specification. Where applicable, this is clearly marked.

The iSHARE Trust Framework is a collaborative effort to improve the exchange of data between organisations in and across data spaces. The iSHARE Trust Framework is available here.

Technical Approach

Unlike traditional software infrastructure architectures, iSHARE specifies a “soft infrastructure” architecture focusing on:

• Identification, authentication, and authorisation for machine-to-machine (M2M) and human-to-machine (H2M) communication, important aspects of any data sharing transaction.

• This architecture reuses and extends existing standards:

  • REST APIs (OAuth 2.0 & OpenIDConnect)

  • Verifiable Credentials (W3C VC Data model 2.0, DCP, OID4VC/VP)

  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

  • Signed JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).

Data sharing transactions must align with the iSHARE Trust Framework’s roles, each with specific responsibilities and interactions. This portal provides everything needed to technically implement iSHARE in your organisation, including:

• How to get started for each role.

• All iSHARE technical specifications.

• Definitions for all endpoints required per role.

Additional content

If you are looking for additional content before getting started with your implementation, the knowledge base contains the Technical standards used in iSHARE. Try the Postman collections to understand how the iSHARE Trust Framework works technically or make use of the reference implementations and open-source components on GitHub.