Global IT service provider Luxoft has partnered with enterprise software firm R3 and announced its plans to integrate identity management applications on Corda, R3’s blockchain platform.

With this partnership, Luxoft will use Corda in its blockchain consulting practice, adding integration with complementary technologies in order to provide complete solutions. Initially, the focus will be on enabling businesses to create Corda applications that take advantage of the verifiable claims technology or identity attributes management enabled by Hyperledger Indy.

Last May, the Sovrin Foundation, a private non-profit body governing the Sovrin Network – a public utility ID ledger that provides the basis for self-sovereign identity management, announced that its custom-built blockchain for independent digital identity project – Hyperledger Indy – has been accepted into incubation under Hyperledger.

“To help firms build complete solutions that rely on self-sovereign identity management, Luxoft will therefore build Corda identity management apps on the Hyperledger Indy and the Sovrin Network,” the release stated.

Luxoft said that it has built a proof-of-concept that combines Corda and Hyperledger Indy to demonstrate how the technology will work in producing and distributing personalised medicines to patients. It shows how an Indy CorDapp enables a person to own their own data, and how that impacts different sections of the healthcare ecosystem – from the treatment room to the manufacturer.

“Enabling end users to have full control over managing their identity is one of the most exciting applications for blockchain. By partnering with Luxoft, we can extend the benefits of our privacy protocols on Corda to a wider community. We look forward to working with them in the future to deliver innovative identity management CorDapps,” David E. Rutter, CEO at R3, said.