From ead9201096205d1ab8df057417c49692de2419b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manu Sporny Credentials
[=verifiable credential=] is a set of tamper-evident [=claims=] and metadata
that cryptographically prove who issued it. Examples of [=verifiable
credentials=] include, but are not limited to, digital employee identification
-cards, digital birth certificates, and digital educational certificates.
+cards, digital driver's licenses, and digital educational certificates.
- below shows the same [=verifiable credential=] - as , but using JOSE based on [[?VC-JOSE-COSE]]. - The payload contains a single information graph, that being the [=verifiable credential graph=] - containing [=credential=] metadata and other [=claims=]. + below shows the same [=verifiable credential=] +as , but secured using JOSE [[?VC-JOSE-COSE]]. The +payload contains a single information graph, that being the [=verifiable +credential graph=] containing [=credential=] metadata and other [=claims=].
-[=Credential=] identifiers can be used to identify specific instances -of a [=credential=]. These identifiers could also be used for unwanted -correlation. A [=holder=] wanting to minimize correlation is advised -to use a selective disclosure scheme that does not reveal the -[=credential=] identifier. -
- --It is possible to have a [=credential=], such as a marriage certificate, -containing multiple [=claims=] about different [=subjects=] that are not -required to be related. -
--It is possible to have a [=credential=] that does not contain any -[=claims=] about the [=entity=] to which the [=credential=] was issued. -For example, a [=credential=] that only contains [=claims=] about a -specific dog, but is issued to its owner. -