OLPN Changelog

The final milestone of our first month focused on community building and developer resources.

Key Updates:

• Documentation Site Launch:
  Released the first version of docs.olpn.org featuring:
  • Introduction to OLPN concepts and architecture.
  • Getting started guides for identity hubs and credentials.
  • This public changelog!
• Founding Supporters Program:
  Opened enrollment for early partners to help fund OLPN’s next phase of development.
• Resolver Trace Beta:
  Added a beta Trace tool to the resolver, allowing developers to debug and follow the credential verification process step-by-step.

This milestone marked OLPN’s transition from a working prototype to a growing ecosystem with resources for contributors and partners.

The second milestone focused on trust expansion and search improvements.

Key Updates:

• Property Verification:
  OLPN now verifies properties, such as domains and publishing hubs, linking them directly to entities. This step is essential for connecting verified datasets and ActivityPub feeds to legal identities.
• Canonical Profile IDs:
  Fixed duplicate search entries by introducing canonical profile IDs.
  Example:
  • ✅ Correct: https://olpn.org/search?olpn_id=§:entity:jedcain.com
  • ❌ Duplicate: https://olpn.org/search?olpn_id=jedcain.com
• UI Improvements:
  Added JavaScript enhancements so the browser’s address bar now shows the correct profile ID when viewing an entity.

These changes improved network reliability and created a foundation for broader publishing verification.

We officially launched the OLPN Alpha, introducing the first version of the network focused on verified entities. This release was intentionally minimal — designed to prove out the core architecture and resolver functionality.

Highlights:

• Support for verified entities only (e.g., individual lawyers, firms, associations).
• Basic resolver to verify and display entity identities.
• Early experimental search to test the foundation of OLPN’s discovery layer.

This milestone laid the groundwork for a decentralized legal publishing ecosystem — simple, raw, but functional.