ISO/PRF 24165-1

Digital token identifier (DTI) -- Registration, assignment and structure

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General Information

• Status: Published
• ICS: 03.060 - Finances. Banking. Monetary systems. Insurance
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 68/SC 8 - Reference data for financial services
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 68/SC 8/WG 3 - Digital Token Identifier – DTI

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 24165-1
First edition
2021-09
Digital token identifier (DTI) —
Registration, assignment and
structure —
Part 1:
Method for registration and
assignment
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ISO 24165-1:2021(E)
ISO 2021
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Contents Page

Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

4 Eligibility criteria for application ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

4.1 Applicant eligibility requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 3

4.2 Digital token eligibility requirement .................................................................................................................................... 3

4.3 Preliminary issuance provision ................................................................................................................................................ 4

5 Application information ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4

5.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

5.2 Applicant information....................................................................................................................................................................... 4

5.3 Digital token technical information ...................................................................................................................................... 4

5.4 Descriptive information .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

6 Digital token identifier code structure.......................................................................................................................................... 4

6.1 Constituents............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

6.2 Uniqueness ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

6.3 Display ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

7 Registry components ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

8 Assignment ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

9 R egistration authority .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

9.1 Name and contact details of the Registration authority ..................................................................................... 5

9.2 Service pr ovision for the RA ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

Annex A (normative) Check character calculation ................................................................................................................................ 6

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

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Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 68, Financial services, Subcommittee SC 8,

Reference data for financial services.
A list of all parts in the ISO 24165 series can be found on the ISO website.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A

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ISO 24165-1:2021(E)
Introduction

With the rise in popularity of peer-to-peer payment systems, relying less on centralized authorities

and instead on aspects of cryptography, decentralized processing and a distributed network for the

maintenance of a shared record of transaction activity, the need to identify the digital tokens issued,

traded, transacted or stored on these networks has grown. Stakeholders in the trading community,

service providers, custodians and regulatory bodies have identified numerous use cases where a

standard identifier for accounting, research, tracking and management of these digital tokens would

improve efficiency and eliminate confusion in the marketplace.

However, the nature of these new types of digital asset means they do not fit within the structure of

existing ISO identifiers, in part because they possibly lack clear reference to an issuing authority and

will therefore not be considered the liability of an issuing authority or corporate governing body. These

digital assets, in many cases, are cross geographic and monetary governance jurisdictions.

Though these digital assets are sometimes referred to as cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies or

digital currencies, the term ‘currency’ has a specific meaning as defined by ISO 4217. This definition

is in conflict with the nature of the digital tokens identified within this document due to the reasons

described above; namely, the lack of monetary authority and geographic location.

Where traditional financial instruments or currencies are tokenized for electronic exchange and issued

by a legal entity or a monetary authority responsible for it, other International Standards, such as

ISO 6166 or ISO 4217, can apply. To eliminate confusion for users of this document, care has been taken

to provide a clear definition and eligibility criteria for assignment of a digital token identifier (DTI).

This document is addressed to applicants seeking to identify digital tokens conforming to the definition

provided in this document. The data elements used to distinguish one set of digital tokens from

another, are, wherever possible, objective and publicly available. This document only covers fungible

tokens. When mentioning “token” singular, this document refers to all tokens with the same attributes

and identifiers; for example, a specific ISIN identifies the issuance of a financial instrument, such as

IBM, and refers to all the IBM shares. Inclusion in the registry and the issuance of an identifier signifies,

therefore, only the existence of the token and its 1:1 relationship to its identifier.

The ISO 24165 series is organized into the following parts:
— ISO 24165-1 describes the method of registration and assignment of a DTI.

— ISO 24165-2 describes the data elements required for registration and display on the DTI registry.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 24165-1:2021(E)
Digital token identifier (DTI) — Registration, assignment
and structure —
Part 1:
Method for registration and assignment
1 Scope

This document defines the assignment and generation of a random, unique, fixed-length identifier for

digital tokens in response to a request for registration that conforms to specified application guidelines

(see also ISO 24165-2).
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 24165-2, Data elements for registration and display on the DTI registry

ISO/IEC 7064:2003, Information technology — Security techniques — Check character systems

3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

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3.1
asset
anything that has value to a stakeholder
[SOURCE: ISO/TS 17573-2:2020, 3.9]
3.2
block
data structure comprising a block header (3.5) and block data (3.4)

Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this document, the division of data elements in a block between block header

and block data is illustrative. Other methods of organizing the data elements typically contained in block header

and block data may be utilized.
[SOURCE: ISO 22739:2020, 3.2, modified — Note 1 to entry added.]
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