ALT A key factor for success in scaled evolution of IoT and Edge solutions is digital trust. Digital interactions with individuals, devices, datasets, and or disparate sources must be considered verified as originating from authorized sources to drive adoption and durable functionality. In this emerging model, TRUST = VALUE. Cyberattacks are increasingly threatening small & large businesses, hospitals, schools, and critical public infrastructure. In today’s world, reports of identity theft / information fraud & ransom attacks are commonplace. Smart video technology is causing deepfakes which makes us question what is real. Generative AI is nearly passing the Turing Test requiring novel schemes to prove authenticity of transactions. The architectural absence of authenticated digital identity in the Internet Protocol has finally caught up with us.