# Persona development fodder

## Actors identified or suggested in use cases

The collection of [use case issues](https://github.com/openid/death-and-the-digital-estate/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Use%20Case%22)

* deceased
* surviving family member
* formal
* partner/spouse
* adult child
* underage child
* informal
* boyfriend/girlfriend
* executor of will
* business partner or co-worker (different?)
* employer
* IdP account representing one "objective persona" of the deceased

## RUFADAA
[RUFADAA model law roles](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/UNIFORMLAWS/2015_RUFADAA_Final%20with%20Technical%20Amendments3.pdf?X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEM%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCICTq6uH21Lm4ol%2BUJeJ6rwCfrVJTvedNILnt%2Fdn0QKJ6AiAwxTKKD%2B6uSJMbxoSTtvHqOMy7ijn%2BFm1n0vb9K9PnSSq6BQj3%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAAaDDM4MDMzNzM0MDcwNiIMXJ0zVNu2HmwHTxeNKo4FdVvN45XmlzLhQ4Y81flxPue%2B3wPtVyUP1lNp%2Fq%2FK%2BCWTuJcJr8wgET8bHf53So2hDAnrupRIhHrbxw7CUMmJYeg6y3HNOeyotTuH3B7m%2Bg5lbpRgWJEX7aUjfis5vTyDyMfB97M8Jqf8ywT8IDvQBWoLDoHQVEXps54Dx01rkFeNLyYDmeLVa2ey2YmOI%2FS0rH6x4UKHjjmb0cbzcIiMDeMugAU2hccdsXsDj8xV%2FYp930LAFQXGvG7KNtVpgql8uY6V2fgMhqVvkh4CRd5bh2CruNa7BN5jnzem1w70EepC6x5QNt%2Fy1zuYhjy2Feizi%2FtO0xai7UoB8E1ndztojJEdNa3u3OWjxKo7vPdktVduhrXJK8qQEVGTozKe33bpcmdvShlUBFOCCuR9aab4zjaR6O0BZaHXod2ILZXuk4Ev7s%2F90jv03R81ihRH7Gm1bnFqKP8Cp8clvktL5RyYAhOciHdxgL71HZNlgxEqrUGTc3LnPOvC1zyl%2FnKr8riJai2QS89mpEg2IXHJ1IJOmOpqxc%2BiaDWhmBHGA%2Fx996DXheZA7aJVdwnE5i439bL8%2F1I0cRmdjNXWArVlAWcqQMaxSmte7gvInib4GFa6uvyrtXxThf25wJarPgkSBAKTDHH4N%2FHVIdF%2FaSi7W5TWrgivLsGjV97VtUMDfUDesKLoAxe96pq30M%2BKyg7wonZIpwHJxUn3CzLclV8oZEMqqccK426RRtFPGDTqLY%2FYazWA1myavaKRCJzJvo8lpU5%2Fe1NxHWNSWsPGOD0OaAj%2Bb6Y9AUIseYBePfHx8KQr8Uw4vNOR9%2FQFbS9lrb0l9qWTZHj0PmIEFRCVMmnqT0ILGh%2FlCny4KbQfb3v3VyfMMP75tMQGOrIBSG2WVVAY4Q%2B223OPAkY9%2FyXZLyqrp2FqFzEINNARPLawt0uwoVjn7QO2kPWeu7c8vqMtXs%2FsEMPagoTJpo7syoeEptjT9AFtxCBRG9fgpDX6gFKZ9a7wANHm08zVHg67y2i13FSsJgeQJL73PpujD02UwRALZbyLq%2FivAKj3pKx%2Bx1tLITw9kGBICCN7e6UoDQnWWRtN5w121JgEiJwzp9%2Fks0K%2B%2BtL%2B5wLQEF85qJfy6A%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAVRDO7IERKVCVBNAH%2F20250801%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250801T223245Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=ce733607bed083177098dbfff94cf778f32adac67a048810095bd6a77797713d)

Slightly edited versions of the RUFADAA "Definitions" are provided below. Definitions might be slightly different in each state law that adopts the model law.

* Agent: an attorney-in-fact granted authority under a durable or nondurable power of attorney.
* Conservator: a person appointed by a court to manage the estate of a living individual. The term includes a limited conservator.
* Court: the (insert name of court in this state having jurisdiction in matters relating to the content of this act).
* Custodian: a person that carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of a user.
* Designated recipient: a person chosen by a user using an online tool to administer digital assets of the user.
* Electronic-communication service: a custodian that provides to a user the ability to send or receive an electronic communication.
* Fiduciary: an original, additional, or successor personal representative, conservator, agent, or trustee.
* Online tool: an electronic service provided by a custodian that allows the user, in an agreement distinct from the terms-of-service agreement between the custodian and user, to provide directions for disclosure or nondisclosure of digital assets to a third person.
* Person: an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal
entity.
* Personal representative: an executor, administrator, special administrator, or person that performs substantially the same function under law of this state other than this act.
* Principal: an individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of attorney.
* Protected person: an individual for whom a conservator has been appointed. The term includes an individual for whom an application for the appointment of a
conservator is pending.
* Remote-computing service: a custodian that provides to a user computer-processing services or the storage of digital assets by means of an electronic communications
system, as defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 2510(14)(, as amended).
* Trustee: a fiduciary with legal title to property under an agreement or declaration that creates a beneficial interest in another. The term includes a successor trustee.
* User: a person that has an account with a custodian.

## Identity-related persona definition process

As suggested by the [Persona-Driven Identity](https://learning.vennfactory.com/products/digital_downloads/persona-identity) white paper:

* Discover and validate any [user persona](https://uxplanet.org/understanding-your-users-a-comprehensive-guide-to-creating-effective-user-personas-b3f347113749) definition work already done.
* Define any new personas needed, for example, those rooted in IAM roles, administrator privileges, or other security considerations.
* Add to the personas’ definitions:
* Relationships between personas.
* Capture whether each relationship is between different people or between aspects of the same person.
* Define the relationship’s compatible (benign) or incompatible (adversarial or conflicting) nature.
* Access constraints that should apply.
* Include constraints against establishment of any incompatible relationships, and any other relationship establishment preconditions.
* Cues that could be used to detect that a user is attempting to assume a persona.
* The persona’s user-assertable nature.
* Capture the extent to which multiple personas are currently represented by uncorrelated credentials or accounts.
* Review and maintain persona definitions regularly.