In each system, actors (physical or logical) produce data or perform processing by executing algorithms. In the traditional approach, platforms only assign an identity to actors external to the application, whereas in Cyronclad, each task is performed by actors identified using the W3C DID standard. In addition to assigning identities, this standard also allows the credentials associated with identities to be assigned, thus avoiding storing them in centralised repositories. The W3C DID standard thus makes it possible to make the directory of actors in the system unassailable.

The management functionalities provided by centralised platforms are highly critical for the security of devices and data. In Cyronclad, however, each management activity is performed by a committee of nodes that are managed by independent parties. Each node has a W3C DID identity and interacts with others to produce a W3C DID identity for the committee itself (the distributed oracle). Individual dOra nodes do not have the necessary information to sign messages on their own, but collaborate by creating a cryptographic signature. This prevents a single malicious node from blocking the activity of the entire committee of nodes.

Another weakness solved by Cyronclad is intrinsic in the centrised platforms' method of data management. In Cyronclad, data sources publish on the IOTA distributed ledger and any data consumer can access this data without intermediaries. Data are signed by producers with credentials that can be verified directly by consumers thanks to the W3C DID standard. Data can be stored by a Distributed Stroage, which, due to its distributed organisation, ensures that correct conservation can be demonstrated with a signature produced by the majority of nodes.

Thanks to device identification, each piece of data can be precisely traced back to its producer. However, even remote devices can be attacked, thus compromising the quality of the data produced. To eliminate this risk as well, Cyronclad supports SoC-based devices that can securely produce and store their own digital credentials, then create a 'Root of Trust'. Credentials are used to digitally sign data, and being inviolable, make any attempt to breach the data at a next possible point of attack useless. In addition, Cyronclad devices publish signed information on their operational status, configuration and firmware release. Any attempt to alter these parameters is therefore made evident by the device itself, and cannot be prevented.