Deactivate

To deactivate a did:btcr2 identifier, the DID controller MUST add the property deactivated with the value true to the DID document. Once a did:btcr2 identifier has been deactivated, this state is considered permanent and resolution MUST terminate.

The deactivate operation has the following function signature:

fn deactivate(
  sourceDidDocument,
  targetVersionId,
  verificationMethodId,
  signer,
) ->
  signedUpdate

Input arguments:

• sourceDidDocument: The DID document being deactivated.
• targetVersionId: The versionId that will be returned in the DID document metadata (data structure) once the new BTCR2 Signed Update is applied.
• verificationMethodId: The verificationMethod ID used for signing the BTCR2 Update.
• signer: A signing interface, as defined for the Update operation.

Outputs:

• signedUpdate: A BTCR2 Signed Update with a patch that adds the deactivated property with the value true.

Process

The deactivate operation is the Update operation with a predetermined patch:

[
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/deactivated",
    "value": true
  }
]

The DID controller constructs a valid BTCR2 Update with a JSON Patch RFC6902 that adds the deactivated property with the value true, and announces the BTCR2 Update by broadcasting an Authorized Beacon Signal following the algorithms defined in Update.