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-This design eliminates dependence on centralized registries for identifiers as
-well as centralized certificate authorities for key management, which is the
+This specification utilizes registries to enable interoperable definitions of
+<a>DID document</a> property names defined by this and other specifications,
+<a>DID method</a> names, DID parameter names,
+and cryptographic algorithm identifiers.
+Some of these registries are operated by the W3C DID Working group
+and others are operated by other standards organizations, including the IETF.
+    </p>
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+    <p>
+This design eliminates dependence on centralized registries
+for identifier and key management, which is the
 standard in hierarchical <a
 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure">
   PKI (public key infrastructure</a>).