diff --git a/.web5-spec/credentials.ts b/.web5-spec/credentials.ts
index 6cd58d55f..849166e7f 100644
--- a/.web5-spec/credentials.ts
+++ b/.web5-spec/credentials.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function credentialIssue(req: Request, res: Response) {
 
   const ownDid = await DidKeyMethod.create();
 
-  const vc: VerifiableCredential = VerifiableCredential.create({
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     issuer: body.credential.issuer,
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7ac350677..c20add1e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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@@ -14345,8 +14272,9 @@
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@@ -14372,8 +14302,9 @@
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@@ -14425,8 +14356,9 @@
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       },
@@ -14436,40 +14368,30 @@
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       }
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     "packages/user-agent/node_modules/json-schema-traverse": {
       "version": "0.4.1",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT"
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 }
diff --git a/packages/credentials/package.json b/packages/credentials/package.json
index 13f740f0d..6a2e45baa 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/package.json
+++ b/packages/credentials/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web5/credentials",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "description": "Verifiable Credentials",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sphereon/pex": "2.1.0",
-    "did-jwt": "^7.2.6",
-    "jwt-decode": "4.0.0",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+    "@web5/common": "0.2.2",
+    "@web5/crypto": "0.2.4",
+    "@web5/dids": "0.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "1.40.1",
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "6.4.0",
     "@web/test-runner": "0.18.0",
     "@web/test-runner-playwright": "0.11.0",
-    "@web5/crypto": "0.2.3",
-    "@web5/common": "0.2.2",
-    "@web5/dids": "0.2.3",
     "c8": "8.0.1",
     "chai": "4.3.10",
     "esbuild": "0.19.8",
diff --git a/packages/credentials/src/index.ts b/packages/credentials/src/index.ts
index 07b19e24c..55ad631b3 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-export * from './verifiable-credential.js';
+export * from './jwt.js';
 export * from './presentation-exchange.js';
+export * from './verifiable-credential.js';
 export * as utils from './utils.js';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/credentials/src/jwt.ts b/packages/credentials/src/jwt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13317ec37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/src/jwt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+import type { PortableDid } from '@web5/dids';
+import type {
+  JwtPayload,
+  Web5Crypto,
+  CryptoAlgorithm,
+  JwtHeaderParams,
+  JwkParamsEcPrivate,
+  JwkParamsOkpPrivate,
+  JwkParamsEcPublic,
+  JwkParamsOkpPublic,
+} from '@web5/crypto';
+
+import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
+import { EdDsaAlgorithm, EcdsaAlgorithm  } from '@web5/crypto';
+import { DidDhtMethod, DidIonMethod, DidKeyMethod, DidResolver, utils as didUtils } from '@web5/dids';
+
+/**
+ * Result of parsing a JWT.
+ */
+export type JwtParseResult = {
+  decoded: JwtVerifyResult
+  encoded: {
+    header: string
+    payload: string
+    signature: string
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Result of verifying a JWT.
+ */
+export interface JwtVerifyResult {
+  /** JWT Protected Header */
+  header: JwtHeaderParams;
+
+  /** JWT Claims Set */
+  payload: JwtPayload;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parameters for parsing a JWT.
+ * used in {@link Jwt.parse}
+ */
+export type ParseJwtOptions = {
+  jwt: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parameters for signing a JWT.
+ */
+export type SignJwtOptions = {
+  signerDid: PortableDid
+  payload: JwtPayload
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parameters for verifying a JWT.
+ */
+export type VerifyJwtOptions = {
+  jwt: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents a signer with a specific cryptographic algorithm and options.
+ * @template T - The type of cryptographic options.
+ */
+type Signer<T extends Web5Crypto.Algorithm> = {
+  signer: CryptoAlgorithm,
+  options?: T | undefined
+  alg: string
+  crv: string
+}
+
+const secp256k1Signer: Signer<Web5Crypto.EcdsaOptions> = {
+  signer  : new EcdsaAlgorithm(),
+  options : { name: 'ES256K'},
+  alg     : 'ES256K',
+  crv     : 'secp256k1'
+};
+
+const ed25519Signer: Signer<Web5Crypto.EdDsaOptions> = {
+  signer  : new EdDsaAlgorithm(),
+  options : { name: 'EdDSA' },
+  alg     : 'EdDSA',
+  crv     : 'Ed25519'
+};
+
+/**
+ * Class for handling Compact JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).
+ * This class provides methods to create, verify, and decode JWTs using various cryptographic algorithms.
+ * More information on JWTs can be found [here](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519)
+ */
+export class Jwt {
+  /** supported cryptographic algorithms. keys are `${alg}:${crv}`. */
+  static algorithms: { [alg: string]: Signer<Web5Crypto.EcdsaOptions | Web5Crypto.EdDsaOptions> } = {
+    'ES256K:'          : secp256k1Signer,
+    'ES256K:secp256k1' : secp256k1Signer,
+    ':secp256k1'       : secp256k1Signer,
+    'EdDSA:Ed25519'    : ed25519Signer
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * DID Resolver instance for resolving decentralized identifiers.
+   */
+  static didResolver: DidResolver = new DidResolver({ didResolvers: [DidIonMethod, DidKeyMethod, DidDhtMethod] });
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a signed JWT.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * const jwt = await Jwt.sign({ signerDid: myDid, payload: myPayload });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param options - Parameters for JWT creation including signer DID and payload.
+   * @returns The compact JWT as a string.
+   */
+  static async sign(options: SignJwtOptions): Promise<string> {
+    const { signerDid, payload } = options;
+    const privateKeyJwk = signerDid.keySet.verificationMethodKeys![0].privateKeyJwk! as JwkParamsEcPrivate | JwkParamsOkpPrivate;
+
+    let vmId = signerDid.document.verificationMethod![0].id;
+    if (vmId.charAt(0) === '#') {
+      vmId = `${signerDid.did}${vmId}`;
+    }
+
+    const header: JwtHeaderParams = {
+      typ : 'JWT',
+      alg : privateKeyJwk.alg!,
+      kid : vmId
+    };
+
+    const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+    const base64UrlEncodedPayload = Convert.object(payload).toBase64Url();
+
+    const toSign = `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.${base64UrlEncodedPayload}`;
+    const toSignBytes = Convert.string(toSign).toUint8Array();
+
+    const algorithmId = `${header.alg}:${privateKeyJwk['crv'] || ''}`;
+    if (!(algorithmId in Jwt.algorithms)) {
+      throw new Error(`Signing failed: ${algorithmId} not supported`);
+    }
+
+    const { signer, options: signatureAlgorithm } = Jwt.algorithms[algorithmId];
+
+    const signatureBytes = await signer.sign({ key: privateKeyJwk, data: toSignBytes, algorithm: signatureAlgorithm! });
+    const base64UrlEncodedSignature = Convert.uint8Array(signatureBytes).toBase64Url();
+
+    return `${toSign}.${base64UrlEncodedSignature}`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Verifies a JWT.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * const verifiedJwt = await Jwt.verify({ jwt: myJwt });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param options - Parameters for JWT verification
+   * @returns Verified JWT information including signer DID, header, and payload.
+   */
+  static async verify(options: VerifyJwtOptions): Promise<JwtVerifyResult> {
+    const { decoded: decodedJwt, encoded: encodedJwt } = Jwt.parse({ jwt: options.jwt });
+
+    // TODO: should really be looking for verificationMethod with authentication verification relationship
+    const dereferenceResult = await Jwt.didResolver.dereference({ didUrl: decodedJwt.header.kid! });
+    if (dereferenceResult.dereferencingMetadata.error) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to resolve ${decodedJwt.header.kid}`);
+    }
+
+    const verificationMethod = dereferenceResult.contentStream;
+    if (!verificationMethod || !didUtils.isVerificationMethod(verificationMethod)) { // ensure that appropriate verification method was found
+      throw new Error('Verification failed: Expected kid in JWT header to dereference a DID Document Verification Method');
+    }
+
+    // will be used to verify signature
+    const publicKeyJwk = verificationMethod.publicKeyJwk as JwkParamsEcPublic | JwkParamsOkpPublic;
+    if (!publicKeyJwk) { // ensure that Verification Method includes public key as a JWK.
+      throw new Error('Verification failed: Expected kid in JWT header to dereference to a DID Document Verification Method with publicKeyJwk');
+    }
+
+    const signedData = `${encodedJwt.header}.${encodedJwt.payload}`;
+    const signedDataBytes = Convert.string(signedData).toUint8Array();
+
+    const signatureBytes = Convert.base64Url(encodedJwt.signature).toUint8Array();
+
+    const algorithmId = `${decodedJwt.header.alg}:${publicKeyJwk['crv'] || ''}`;
+    if (!(algorithmId in Jwt.algorithms)) {
+      throw new Error(`Verification failed: ${algorithmId} not supported`);
+    }
+
+    const { signer, options: signatureAlgorithm } = Jwt.algorithms[algorithmId];
+
+    const isSignatureValid = await signer.verify({
+      algorithm : signatureAlgorithm!,
+      key       : publicKeyJwk,
+      data      : signedDataBytes,
+      signature : signatureBytes
+    });
+
+    if (!isSignatureValid) {
+      throw new Error('Signature verification failed: Integrity mismatch');
+    }
+
+    return decodedJwt;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parses a JWT without verifying its signature.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * const { encoded: encodedJwt, decoded: decodedJwt } = Jwt.parse({ jwt: myJwt });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param options - Parameters for JWT decoding, including the JWT string.
+   * @returns both encoded and decoded JWT parts
+   */
+  static parse(options: ParseJwtOptions): JwtParseResult {
+    const splitJwt = options.jwt.split('.');
+    if (splitJwt.length !== 3) {
+      throw new Error(`Verification failed: Malformed JWT. expected 3 parts. got ${splitJwt.length}`);
+    }
+
+    const [base64urlEncodedJwtHeader, base64urlEncodedJwtPayload, base64urlEncodedSignature] = splitJwt;
+    let jwtHeader: JwtHeaderParams;
+    let jwtPayload: JwtPayload;
+
+    try {
+      jwtHeader = Convert.base64Url(base64urlEncodedJwtHeader).toObject() as JwtHeaderParams;
+    } catch(e) {
+      throw new Error('Verification failed: Malformed JWT. Invalid base64url encoding for JWT header');
+    }
+
+    if (!jwtHeader.typ || jwtHeader.typ !== 'JWT') {
+      throw new Error('Verification failed: Expected JWT header to contain typ property set to JWT');
+    }
+
+    if (!jwtHeader.alg || !jwtHeader.kid) { // ensure that JWT header has required properties
+      throw new Error('Verification failed: Expected JWT header to contain alg and kid');
+    }
+
+    // TODO: validate optional payload fields: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1
+    try {
+      jwtPayload = Convert.base64Url(base64urlEncodedJwtPayload).toObject() as JwtPayload;
+    } catch(e) {
+      throw new Error('Verification failed: Malformed JWT. Invalid base64url encoding for JWT payload');
+    }
+
+    return {
+      decoded: {
+        header  : jwtHeader,
+        payload : jwtPayload,
+      },
+      encoded: {
+        header    : base64urlEncodedJwtHeader,
+        payload   : base64urlEncodedJwtPayload,
+        signature : base64urlEncodedSignature
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/credentials/src/presentation-exchange.ts b/packages/credentials/src/presentation-exchange.ts
index c8c132874..aecbb292d 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/src/presentation-exchange.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/src/presentation-exchange.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import type { EvaluationResults, PresentationResult, SelectResults, Validated as PexValidated } from '@sphereon/pex';
-import { PEX } from '@sphereon/pex';
-
+import type { IPresentation, PresentationSubmission } from '@sphereon/ssi-types';
 import type { PresentationDefinitionV2 as PexPresDefV2 } from '@sphereon/pex-models';
-
 import type {
-  IPresentation,
-  PresentationSubmission,
-} from '@sphereon/ssi-types';
+  SelectResults,
+  EvaluationResults,
+  PresentationResult,
+  Validated as PexValidated,
+} from '@sphereon/pex';
+
+import { PEX } from '@sphereon/pex';
 
 export interface PresentationDefinitionV2 extends PexPresDefV2 { }
 
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ export class PresentationExchange {
    *
    * @param {string[]} vcJwts The list of Verifiable Credentials to select from.
    * @param {PresentationDefinitionV2} presentationDefinition The Presentation Definition to match against.
-   * @return {string[]} selectedVcJwts A list of Verifiable Credentials that satisfy the Presentation Definition.
+   * @returns {string[]} selectedVcJwts A list of Verifiable Credentials that satisfy the Presentation Definition.
    */
-  public static selectCredentials(
+  public static selectCredentials({ vcJwts, presentationDefinition }: {
     vcJwts: string[],
     presentationDefinition: PresentationDefinitionV2
-  ): string[] {
+  }): string[] {
     this.resetPex();
     const selectResults: SelectResults = this.pex.selectFrom(presentationDefinition, vcJwts);
     return selectResults.verifiableCredential as string[] ?? [];
@@ -37,14 +38,14 @@ export class PresentationExchange {
   /**
    * Validates if a list of VC JWTs satisfies the given presentation definition.
    *
-   * @param {string[]} vcJwts An array of VC JWTs as strings.
-   * @param {PresentationDefinitionV2} presentationDefinition The criteria to validate against.
-   * @throws {Error} If the evaluation results in warnings or errors.
+   * @param vcJwts - An array of VC JWTs as strings.
+   * @param presentationDefinition - The criteria to validate against.
+   * @throws Error if the evaluation results in warnings or errors.
    */
-  public static satisfiesPresentationDefinition(
+  public static satisfiesPresentationDefinition({ vcJwts, presentationDefinition }: {
     vcJwts: string[],
     presentationDefinition: PresentationDefinitionV2
-  ): void {
+  }): void {
     this.resetPex();
     const evaluationResults: EvaluationResults = this.pex.evaluateCredentials(presentationDefinition, vcJwts);
     if (evaluationResults.warnings?.length) {
@@ -78,10 +79,10 @@ export class PresentationExchange {
    * @throws {Error} If the evaluation results in warnings or errors, or if the required credentials are not present,
    *                 an error is thrown with a descriptive message.
    */
-  public static createPresentationFromCredentials(
+  public static createPresentationFromCredentials({ vcJwts, presentationDefinition }: {
     vcJwts: string[],
     presentationDefinition: PresentationDefinitionV2
-  ): PresentationResult {
+  }): PresentationResult {
     this.resetPex();
 
     const pdValidated: Validated = PEX.validateDefinition(presentationDefinition);
@@ -118,10 +119,11 @@ export class PresentationExchange {
    * This method validates whether an object is usable as a presentation definition or not.
    *
    * @param {PresentationDefinitionV2} presentationDefinition: presentationDefinition to be validated.
-   *
-   * @return {Validated} the validation results to reveal what is acceptable/unacceptable about the passed object to be considered a valid presentation definition
+   * @returns {Validated} the validation results to reveal what is acceptable/unacceptable about the passed object to be considered a valid presentation definition
    */
-  public static validateDefinition(presentationDefinition: PresentationDefinitionV2): Validated {
+  public static validateDefinition({ presentationDefinition }: {
+    presentationDefinition: PresentationDefinitionV2
+  }): Validated {
     return PEX.validateDefinition(presentationDefinition);
   }
 
@@ -129,8 +131,7 @@ export class PresentationExchange {
    * This method validates whether an object is usable as a presentation submission or not.
    *
    * @param {PresentationSubmission} presentationSubmission the object to be validated.
-   *
-   * @return {Validated} the validation results to reveal what is acceptable/unacceptable about the passed object to be considered a valid presentation submission
+   * @returns {Validated} the validation results to reveal what is acceptable/unacceptable about the passed object to be considered a valid presentation submission
    */
   public static validateSubmission(presentationSubmission: PresentationSubmission): Validated {
     return PEX.validateSubmission(presentationSubmission);
@@ -138,12 +139,13 @@ export class PresentationExchange {
 
   /**
    * Evaluates a presentation against a presentation definition.
+   *
    * @returns {EvaluationResults} The result of the evaluation process.
    */
-  public static evaluatePresentation(
+  public static evaluatePresentation({ presentationDefinition, presentation }: {
     presentationDefinition: PresentationDefinitionV2,
     presentation: IPresentation
-  ): EvaluationResults {
+  }): EvaluationResults {
     this.resetPex();
     return this.pex.evaluatePresentation(presentationDefinition, presentation);
   }
@@ -166,4 +168,4 @@ function isValid(validated: Validated) {
       throw new Error(errorMessage);
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/credentials/src/utils.ts b/packages/credentials/src/utils.ts
index b0ca17d4d..a49862f89 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/src/utils.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
  * This function omits the milliseconds part from the ISO 8601 timestamp, returning a date-time
  * string in the format "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ".
  *
- * @returns The current timestamp in XML Schema 1.1.2 format.
- *
  * @example
+ * ```ts
  * const currentTimestamp = getCurrentXmlSchema112Timestamp(); // "2023-08-23T12:34:56Z"
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @returns The current timestamp in XML Schema 1.1.2 format.
  */
 export function getCurrentXmlSchema112Timestamp(): string {
   // Omit the milliseconds part from toISOString() output
@@ -21,11 +23,13 @@ export function getCurrentXmlSchema112Timestamp(): string {
  * This function takes a number of seconds and adds it to the current timestamp, returning a
  * date-time string in the format "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ" without milliseconds.
  *
- * @param secondsInFuture - The number of seconds to project into the future.
- * @returns The future timestamp in XML Schema 1.1.2 format.
- *
  * @example
+ * ```ts
  * const futureTimestamp = getFutureXmlSchema112Timestamp(60); // "2023-08-23T12:35:56Z"
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param secondsInFuture - The number of seconds to project into the future.
+ * @returns The future timestamp in XML Schema 1.1.2 format.
  */
 export function getFutureXmlSchema112Timestamp(secondsInFuture: number): string {
   const futureDate = new Date(Date.now() + secondsInFuture * 1000);
@@ -38,11 +42,13 @@ export function getFutureXmlSchema112Timestamp(secondsInFuture: number): string
  * This function checks whether the provided timestamp string conforms to the
  * format "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ", without milliseconds, as defined in XML Schema 1.1.2.
  *
- * @param timestamp - The timestamp string to validate.
- * @returns `true` if the timestamp is valid, `false` otherwise.
- *
  * @example
+ * ```ts
  * const isValid = isValidXmlSchema112Timestamp('2023-08-23T12:34:56Z'); // true
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param timestamp - The timestamp string to validate.
+ * @returns `true` if the timestamp is valid, `false` otherwise.
  */
 export function isValidXmlSchema112Timestamp(timestamp: string): boolean {
   // Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ
@@ -54,5 +60,4 @@ export function isValidXmlSchema112Timestamp(timestamp: string): boolean {
   const date = new Date(timestamp);
 
   return !isNaN(date.getTime());
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/credentials/src/validators.ts b/packages/credentials/src/validators.ts
index 3f17b9404..d28c41129 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/src/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/src/validators.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import type {
+  ICredentialContextType,
+  ICredentialSubject
+} from '@sphereon/ssi-types';
+
 import {
   DEFAULT_CONTEXT,
   DEFAULT_VC_TYPE,
@@ -6,11 +11,6 @@ import {
 
 import { isValidXmlSchema112Timestamp } from './utils.js';
 
-import type {
-  ICredentialContextType,
-  ICredentialSubject
-} from '@sphereon/ssi-types';
-
 export class SsiValidator {
   static validateCredentialPayload(vc: VerifiableCredential): void {
     this.validateContext(vc.vcDataModel['@context']);
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ export class SsiValidator {
   static asArray(arg: any | any[]): any[] {
     return Array.isArray(arg) ? arg : [arg];
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/credentials/src/verifiable-credential.ts b/packages/credentials/src/verifiable-credential.ts
index 32c04605a..7bd43b1e3 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/src/verifiable-credential.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/src/verifiable-credential.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
-import type { Resolvable, DIDResolutionResult} from 'did-resolver';
-import type { CryptoAlgorithm, JwkParamsEcPrivate, JwkParamsOkpPrivate, Web5Crypto } from '@web5/crypto';
-import type { JwtHeader } from 'jwt-decode';
-import type {
-  ICredential,
-  ICredentialSubject,
-  JwtDecodedVerifiableCredential } from '@sphereon/ssi-types';
+import type { PortableDid } from '@web5/dids';
+import type { ICredential, ICredentialSubject} from '@sphereon/ssi-types';
 
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
-import { getCurrentXmlSchema112Timestamp } from './utils.js';
-import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
-import { verifyJWT } from 'did-jwt';
-import { DidDhtMethod, DidIonMethod, DidKeyMethod, DidResolver } from '@web5/dids';
+import { utils as cryptoUtils } from '@web5/crypto';
+
+import { Jwt } from './jwt.js';
 import { SsiValidator } from './validators.js';
-import { PortableDid } from '@web5/dids';
-import { PrivateKeyJwk, EdDsaAlgorithm, EcdsaAlgorithm  } from '@web5/crypto';
+import { getCurrentXmlSchema112Timestamp } from './utils.js';
 
 export const DEFAULT_CONTEXT = 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1';
 export const DEFAULT_VC_TYPE = 'VerifiableCredential';
@@ -52,63 +44,8 @@ export type VerifiableCredentialSignOptions = {
   did: PortableDid;
 };
 
-/**
- * Options for `createJwt`
- * @param issuerDid - The DID to sign with.
- * @param subjectDid - The subject of the credential.
- * @param payload - The payload to be signed.
- */
-export type CreateJwtOptions = {
-  issuerDid: PortableDid,
-  subjectDid: string,
-  payload: any,
-}
-
 type CredentialSubject = ICredentialSubject;
 
-type JwtHeaderParams = {
-  alg: string;
-  typ: 'JWT'
-  kid: string;
-};
-
-type DecodedVcJwt = {
-  header: JwtHeaderParams
-  payload: JwtDecodedVerifiableCredential,
-  signature: string
-}
-
-type Signer<T extends Web5Crypto.Algorithm> = {
-  signer: CryptoAlgorithm,
-  options?: T | undefined
-  alg: string
-  crv: string
-}
-
-const secp256k1Signer: Signer<Web5Crypto.EcdsaOptions> = {
-  signer  : new EcdsaAlgorithm(),
-  options : { name: 'ES256K'},
-  alg     : 'ES256K',
-  crv     : 'secp256k1'
-};
-
-const ed25519Signer: Signer<Web5Crypto.EdDsaOptions> = {
-  signer  : new EdDsaAlgorithm(),
-  options : { name: 'EdDSA' },
-  alg     : 'EdDSA',
-  crv     : 'Ed25519'
-};
-
-const didResolver = new DidResolver({ didResolvers: [DidIonMethod, DidKeyMethod, DidDhtMethod] });
-
-class TbdResolver implements Resolvable {
-  async resolve(didUrl: string): Promise<DIDResolutionResult> {
-    return await didResolver.resolve(didUrl) as DIDResolutionResult;
-  }
-}
-
-const tbdResolver = new TbdResolver();
-
 /**
  * `VerifiableCredential` represents a digitally verifiable credential according to the
  * [W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/).
@@ -122,14 +59,6 @@ const tbdResolver = new TbdResolver();
 export class VerifiableCredential {
   constructor(public vcDataModel: VcDataModel) {}
 
-  /** supported cryptographic algorithms. keys are `${alg}:${crv}`. */
-  static algorithms: { [alg: string]: Signer<Web5Crypto.EcdsaOptions | Web5Crypto.EdDsaOptions> } = {
-    'ES256K:'          : secp256k1Signer,
-    'ES256K:secp256k1' : secp256k1Signer,
-    ':secp256k1'       : secp256k1Signer,
-    'EdDSA:Ed25519'    : ed25519Signer
-  };
-
   get type(): string {
     return this.vcDataModel.type[this.vcDataModel.type.length - 1];
   }
@@ -147,26 +76,33 @@ export class VerifiableCredential {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sign a verifiable credential using [signOptions]
+   * Signs the verifiable credential and returns it as a signed JWT.
    *
-   *
-   * @param vcSignOptions The sign options used to sign the credential.
-   * @return The JWT representing the signed verifiable credential.
-   *
-   * Example:
-   * ```
-   * const vcJwt = verifiableCredential.sign(vcSignOptions)
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * const vcJwt = verifiableCredential.sign({ did: myDid });
    * ```
+   *
+   * @param options - The sign options used to sign the credential.
+   * @returns The JWT representing the signed verifiable credential.
    */
-  public async sign(vcSignOptions: VerifiableCredentialSignOptions): Promise<string> {
-    const vcJwt: string = await createJwt({issuerDid: vcSignOptions.did, subjectDid: this.subject, payload: { vc: this.vcDataModel }});
+  public async sign(options: VerifiableCredentialSignOptions): Promise<string> {
+    const vcJwt: string = await Jwt.sign({
+      signerDid : options.did,
+      payload   : {
+        vc  : this.vcDataModel,
+        iss : this.issuer,
+        sub : this.subject,
+      }
+    });
+
     return vcJwt;
   }
 
   /**
    * Converts the current object to its JSON representation.
    *
-   * @return The JSON representation of the object.
+   * @returns The JSON representation of the object.
    */
   public toString(): string {
     return JSON.stringify(this.vcDataModel);
@@ -175,11 +111,8 @@ export class VerifiableCredential {
   /**
    * Create a [VerifiableCredential] based on the provided parameters.
    *
-   * @param vcCreateOptions The options to use when creating the Verifiable Credential.
-   * @return A [VerifiableCredential] instance.
-   *
-   * Example:
-   * ```
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
    * const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
    *     type: 'StreetCredibility',
    *     issuer: 'did:ex:issuer',
@@ -187,9 +120,12 @@ export class VerifiableCredential {
    *     data: { 'arbitrary': 'data' }
    *   })
    * ```
+   *
+   * @param options - The options to use when creating the Verifiable Credential.
+   * @returns A [VerifiableCredential] instance.
    */
-  public static create(vcCreateOptions: VerifiableCredentialCreateOptions): VerifiableCredential {
-    const { type, issuer, subject, data, issuanceDate, expirationDate } = vcCreateOptions;
+  public static async create(options: VerifiableCredentialCreateOptions): Promise<VerifiableCredential> {
+    const { type, issuer, subject, data, issuanceDate, expirationDate } = options;
 
     const jsonData = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
 
@@ -211,7 +147,7 @@ export class VerifiableCredential {
       type       : Array.isArray(type)
         ? [DEFAULT_VC_TYPE, ...type]
         : (type ? [DEFAULT_VC_TYPE, type] : [DEFAULT_VC_TYPE]),
-      id                : `urn:uuid:${uuidv4()}`,
+      id                : `urn:uuid:${cryptoUtils.randomUuid()}`,
       issuer            : issuer,
       issuanceDate      : issuanceDate || getCurrentXmlSchema112Timestamp(), // use default if undefined
       credentialSubject : credentialSubject,
@@ -219,6 +155,7 @@ export class VerifiableCredential {
     };
 
     validatePayload(vcDataModel);
+
     return new VerifiableCredential(vcDataModel);
   }
 
@@ -235,51 +172,52 @@ export class VerifiableCredential {
    *
    * If any of these steps fail, the function will throw a [Error] with a message indicating the nature of the failure.
    *
-   * @param vcJwt The Verifiable Credential in JWT format as a [string].
-   * @throws Error if the verification fails at any step, providing a message with failure details.
-   * @throws Error if critical JWT header elements are absent.
-   *
-   * ### Example:
-   * ```
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
    * try {
-   *     VerifiableCredential.verify(signedVcJwt)
+   *     VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt: signedVcJwt })
    *     console.log("VC Verification successful!")
    * } catch (e: Error) {
    *     console.log("VC Verification failed: ${e.message}")
    * }
    * ```
+   *
+   * @param vcJwt The Verifiable Credential in JWT format as a [string].
+   * @throws Error if the verification fails at any step, providing a message with failure details.
+   * @throws Error if critical JWT header elements are absent.
    */
-  public static async verify(vcJwt: string): Promise<void> {
-    const jwt = decode(vcJwt); // Parse and validate JWT
-
-    // Ensure the presence of critical header elements `alg` and `kid`
-    if (!jwt.header.alg || !jwt.header.kid) {
-      throw new Error('Signature verification failed: Expected JWS header to contain alg and kid');
+  public static async verify({ vcJwt }: {
+    vcJwt: string
+  }) {
+    const { payload } = await Jwt.verify({ jwt: vcJwt });
+    const vc = payload['vc'] as VcDataModel;
+    if (!vc) {
+      throw new Error('vc property missing.');
     }
 
-    const verificationResponse = await verifyJWT(vcJwt, {
-      resolver: tbdResolver
-    });
+    validatePayload(vc);
 
-    if (!verificationResponse.verified) {
-      throw new Error('VC JWT could not be verified. Reason: ' + JSON.stringify(verificationResponse));
-    }
+    return {
+      issuer  : payload.iss!,
+      subject : payload.sub!,
+      vc      : payload['vc'] as VcDataModel
+    };
   }
 
   /**
    * Parses a JWT into a [VerifiableCredential] instance.
    *
-   * @param vcJwt The verifiable credential JWT as a [String].
-   * @return A [VerifiableCredential] instance derived from the JWT.
-   *
-   * Example:
-   * ```
-   * val vc = VerifiableCredential.parseJwt(signedVcJwt)
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * val vc = VerifiableCredential.parseJwt({ vcJwt: signedVcJwt })
    * ```
+   *
+   * @param vcJwt The verifiable credential JWT as a [String].
+   * @returns A [VerifiableCredential] instance derived from the JWT.
    */
-  public static parseJwt(vcJwt: string): VerifiableCredential {
-    const decodedVcJwt: DecodedVcJwt = decode(vcJwt);
-    const vcDataModel: VcDataModel = decodedVcJwt.payload.vc;
+  public static parseJwt({ vcJwt }: { vcJwt: string }): VerifiableCredential {
+    const parsedJwt = Jwt.parse({ jwt: vcJwt });
+    const vcDataModel: VcDataModel = parsedJwt.decoded.payload['vc'] as VcDataModel;
 
     if(!vcDataModel) {
       throw Error('Jwt payload missing vc property');
@@ -301,55 +239,4 @@ function validatePayload(vc: VcDataModel): void {
   SsiValidator.validateCredentialSubject(vc.credentialSubject);
   if (vc.issuanceDate) SsiValidator.validateTimestamp(vc.issuanceDate);
   if (vc.expirationDate) SsiValidator.validateTimestamp(vc.expirationDate);
-}
-
-/**
- * Decodes a VC JWT into its constituent parts: header, payload, and signature.
- *
- * @param jwt - The JWT string to decode.
- * @returns An object containing the decoded header, payload, and signature.
- */
-function decode(jwt: string): DecodedVcJwt {
-  const [encodedHeader, encodedPayload, encodedSignature] = jwt.split('.');
-
-  if (!encodedHeader || !encodedPayload || !encodedSignature) {
-    throw Error('Not a valid jwt');
-  }
-
-  return {
-    header    : Convert.base64Url(encodedHeader).toObject() as JwtHeaderParams,
-    payload   : Convert.base64Url(encodedPayload).toObject() as JwtDecodedVerifiableCredential,
-    signature : encodedSignature
-  };
-}
-
-async function createJwt(createJwtOptions: CreateJwtOptions) {
-  const { issuerDid, subjectDid, payload } = createJwtOptions;
-  const privateKeyJwk = issuerDid.keySet.verificationMethodKeys![0].privateKeyJwk! as JwkParamsEcPrivate | JwkParamsOkpPrivate;
-
-  const header: JwtHeader = { typ: 'JWT', alg: privateKeyJwk.alg, kid: issuerDid.document.verificationMethod![0].id };
-  const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
-
-  const jwtPayload = {
-    iss : issuerDid.did,
-    sub : subjectDid,
-    ...payload,
-  };
-
-  const base64UrlEncodedPayload = Convert.object(jwtPayload).toBase64Url();
-
-  const toSign = `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.${base64UrlEncodedPayload}`;
-  const toSignBytes = Convert.string(toSign).toUint8Array();
-
-  const algorithmId = `${header.alg}:${privateKeyJwk['crv'] || ''}`;
-  if (!(algorithmId in VerifiableCredential.algorithms)) {
-    throw new Error(`Signing failed: ${algorithmId} not supported`);
-  }
-
-  const { signer, options } = VerifiableCredential.algorithms[algorithmId];
-
-  const signatureBytes = await signer.sign({ key: privateKeyJwk as PrivateKeyJwk, data: toSignBytes, algorithm: options! });
-  const base64UrlEncodedSignature = Convert.uint8Array(signatureBytes).toBase64Url();
-
-  return `${toSign}.${base64UrlEncodedSignature}`;
 }
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diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7edec27e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import type { JwtHeaderParams, JwtPayload, PrivateKeyJwk } from '@web5/crypto';
+
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
+import { Secp256k1 } from '@web5/crypto';
+import { DidKeyMethod } from '@web5/dids';
+
+import { Jwt } from '../src/jwt.js';
+
+describe('Jwt', () => {
+  describe('parse()', () => {
+    it('throws error if JWT doesnt contain 3 parts', async () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: 'abcd123' })
+      ).to.throw('Malformed JWT. expected 3 parts');
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if JWT header is not properly base64url encoded', async () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: 'abcd123.efgh.hijk' })
+      ).to.throw('Invalid base64url encoding for JWT header');
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if JWT header is missing typ property', async () => {
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { alg: 'ES256K', kid: 'whateva' };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.efgh.hijk` })
+      ).to.throw('typ property set to JWT');
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if JWT header typ property is not set to JWT', async () => {
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'hehe', alg: 'ES256K', kid: 'whateva' };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.efgh.hijk` })
+      ).to.throw('typ property set to JWT');
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if JWT header alg property is missing', async () => {
+      // @ts-expect-error because alg is intentionally missing to trigger error.
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'JWT', kid: 'whateva' };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.efgh.hijk` })
+      ).to.throw('to contain alg and kid');
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if JWT header kid property is missing', async () => {
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'JWT', alg: 'ES256K' };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.efgh.hijk` })
+      ).to.throw('to contain alg and kid');
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if JWT payload is not properly base64url encoded', async () => {
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'JWT', alg: 'ES256K', kid: 'whateva' };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      expect(() =>
+        Jwt.parse({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.efgh.hijk` })
+      ).to.throw('Invalid base64url encoding for JWT payload');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('verify()', () => {
+    it('throws error if JWT header kid does not dereference a verification method', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create({ keyAlgorithm: 'secp256k1' });
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'JWT', alg: 'ES256K', kid: did.did };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      const payload: JwtPayload = { iat: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) };
+      const base64UrlEncodedPayload = Convert.object(payload).toBase64Url();
+
+      try {
+        await Jwt.verify({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.${base64UrlEncodedPayload}.hijk` });
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('dereference a DID Document Verification Method');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('throws error if alg is not supported', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create({ keyAlgorithm: 'secp256k1' });
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'JWT', alg: 'RS256', kid: did.document.verificationMethod![0].id };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      const payload: JwtPayload = { iat: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) };
+      const base64UrlEncodedPayload = Convert.object(payload).toBase64Url();
+
+      try {
+        await Jwt.verify({ jwt: `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.${base64UrlEncodedPayload}.hijk` });
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('not supported');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('returns signer DID if verification succeeds', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create({ keyAlgorithm: 'secp256k1' });
+      const header: JwtHeaderParams = { typ: 'JWT', alg: 'ES256K', kid: did.document.verificationMethod![0].id };
+      const base64UrlEncodedHeader = Convert.object(header).toBase64Url();
+
+      const payload: JwtPayload = { iat: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) };
+      const base64UrlEncodedPayload = Convert.object(payload).toBase64Url();
+
+      const toSign = `${base64UrlEncodedHeader}.${base64UrlEncodedPayload}`;
+      const toSignBytes = Convert.string(toSign).toUint8Array();
+
+      const privateKeyJwk = did.keySet.verificationMethodKeys![0].privateKeyJwk;
+
+      const signatureBytes = await Secp256k1.sign({ key: privateKeyJwk as PrivateKeyJwk, data: toSignBytes });
+      const base64UrlEncodedSignature = Convert.uint8Array(signatureBytes).toBase64Url();
+
+      const jwt = `${toSign}.${base64UrlEncodedSignature}`;
+      const verifyResult = await Jwt.verify({ jwt });
+
+      expect(verifyResult.header).to.deep.equal(header);
+      expect(verifyResult.payload).to.deep.equal(payload);
+    });
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/presentation-exchange.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/presentation-exchange.spec.ts
index f11769ccc..c2e08265f 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/presentation-exchange.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/presentation-exchange.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { DidKeyMethod, PortableDid } from '@web5/dids';
-import { PresentationExchange, Validated, PresentationDefinitionV2 } from '../src/presentation-exchange.js';
+
+import type { Validated, PresentationDefinitionV2 } from '../src/presentation-exchange.js';
+
 import { VerifiableCredential } from '../src/verifiable-credential.js';
+import { PresentationExchange } from '../src/presentation-exchange.js';
 
 class BitcoinCredential {
   constructor(
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ describe('PresentationExchange', () => {
     before(async () => {
       issuerDid = await DidKeyMethod.create();
 
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : issuerDid.did,
@@ -36,16 +39,22 @@ describe('PresentationExchange', () => {
     });
 
     it('should evaluate credentials without any errors or warnings', async () => {
-      PresentationExchange.satisfiesPresentationDefinition([btcCredentialJwt], presentationDefinition);
+      PresentationExchange.satisfiesPresentationDefinition({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
     });
 
     it('should return the selected verifiable credentials', () => {
-      const actualSelectedVcJwts = PresentationExchange.selectCredentials([btcCredentialJwt], presentationDefinition);
+      const actualSelectedVcJwts = PresentationExchange.selectCredentials({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
       expect(actualSelectedVcJwts).to.deep.equal([btcCredentialJwt]);
     });
 
     it('should return the only one verifiable credential', async () => {
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : issuerDid.did,
@@ -54,11 +63,14 @@ describe('PresentationExchange', () => {
 
       const otherCredJwt = await vc.sign({did: issuerDid});
 
-      const actualSelectedVcJwts = PresentationExchange.selectCredentials([btcCredentialJwt, otherCredJwt], presentationDefinition);
+      const actualSelectedVcJwts = PresentationExchange.selectCredentials({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt, otherCredJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
       expect(actualSelectedVcJwts).to.deep.equal([btcCredentialJwt]);
     });
 
-    it('should evaluate that the credential does not satisfy the presentation definition', async () => {
+    it('should throw error for a credential that does not satisfy the presentation definition', async () => {
       const otherPresentationDefinition = {
         'id'                : 'test-pd-id',
         'name'              : 'simple PD',
@@ -80,11 +92,19 @@ describe('PresentationExchange', () => {
         ]
       };
 
-      await expectThrowsAsync(() =>  PresentationExchange.satisfiesPresentationDefinition([btcCredentialJwt], otherPresentationDefinition), 'Input candidate does not contain property');
+      expect(() =>
+        PresentationExchange.satisfiesPresentationDefinition({
+          vcJwts                 : [btcCredentialJwt],
+          presentationDefinition : otherPresentationDefinition
+        })
+      ).to.throw('Input candidate does not contain property');
     });
 
-    it('should successfully create a presentation from the given definition and credentials', () => {
-      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials([btcCredentialJwt], presentationDefinition);
+    it('should successfully create a presentation from the given definition and credentials', async () => {
+      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
       expect(presentationResult).to.exist;
       expect(presentationResult.presentationSubmission.definition_id).to.equal(presentationDefinition.id);
     });
@@ -111,11 +131,16 @@ describe('PresentationExchange', () => {
         ]
       };
 
-      await expectThrowsAsync(() =>  PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials([btcCredentialJwt], invalidPresentationDefinition), 'Failed to pass validation check');
+      expect(() =>
+        PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials({
+          vcJwts                 : [btcCredentialJwt],
+          presentationDefinition : invalidPresentationDefinition
+        })
+      ).to.throw('Failed to pass validation check');
     });
 
-    it('should fail to create a presentation with vc that does not match presentation definition', async() => {
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+    it('should fail to create a presentation with vc that does not match presentation definition', async () => {
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : issuerDid.did,
@@ -123,38 +148,59 @@ describe('PresentationExchange', () => {
       });
 
       const otherCredJwt = await vc.sign({did: issuerDid});
-      await expectThrowsAsync(() =>  PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials([otherCredJwt], presentationDefinition), 'Failed to create Verifiable Presentation JWT due to: Required Credentials Not Present');
+
+      expect(() =>
+        PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials({
+          vcJwts: [otherCredJwt],
+          presentationDefinition
+        })
+      ).to.throw('Failed to create Verifiable Presentation JWT due to: Required Credentials Not Present');
     });
 
     it('should successfully validate a presentation definition', () => {
-      const result:Validated = PresentationExchange.validateDefinition(presentationDefinition);
+      const result:Validated = PresentationExchange.validateDefinition({ presentationDefinition });
       expect(result).to.deep.equal([{ tag: 'root', status: 'info', message: 'ok' }]);
     });
 
     it('should successfully validate a submission', () => {
-      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials([btcCredentialJwt], presentationDefinition);
-      const result:Validated = PresentationExchange.validateSubmission(presentationResult.presentationSubmission);
+      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
+      const result = PresentationExchange.validateSubmission(presentationResult.presentationSubmission);
       expect(result).to.deep.equal([{ tag: 'root', status: 'info', message: 'ok' }]);
     });
 
-    it('should evaluate the presentation without any errors or warnings', async () => {
-      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials([btcCredentialJwt], presentationDefinition);
+    it('should evaluate the presentation without any errors or warnings', () => {
+      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
 
-      const presentationEvaluationResults = PresentationExchange.evaluatePresentation(presentationDefinition,  presentationResult.presentation );
+      const presentationEvaluationResults = PresentationExchange.evaluatePresentation({
+        presentationDefinition,
+        presentation: presentationResult.presentation
+      });
       expect(presentationEvaluationResults.errors).to.deep.equal([]);
       expect(presentationEvaluationResults.warnings).to.deep.equal([]);
 
-      const result:Validated = PresentationExchange.validateSubmission(presentationResult.presentationSubmission);
+      const result = PresentationExchange.validateSubmission(presentationResult.presentationSubmission);
       expect(result).to.deep.equal([{ tag: 'root', status: 'info', message: 'ok' }]);
     });
 
-    it('should successfully execute the complete presentation exchange flow', async () => {
-      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials([btcCredentialJwt], presentationDefinition);
+    it('should successfully execute the complete presentation exchange flow', () => {
+      const presentationResult = PresentationExchange.createPresentationFromCredentials({
+        vcJwts: [btcCredentialJwt],
+        presentationDefinition
+      });
 
       expect(presentationResult).to.exist;
       expect(presentationResult.presentationSubmission.definition_id).to.equal(presentationDefinition.id);
 
-      const { warnings, errors } = PresentationExchange.evaluatePresentation(presentationDefinition,  presentationResult.presentation );
+      const { warnings, errors } = PresentationExchange.evaluatePresentation({
+        presentationDefinition,
+        presentation: presentationResult.presentation
+      });
 
       expect(errors).to.be.an('array');
       expect(errors?.length).to.equal(0);
@@ -186,18 +232,4 @@ function createPresentationDefinition(): PresentationDefinitionV2 {
       }
     ]
   };
-}
-
-const expectThrowsAsync = async (method: any, errorMessage: string) => {
-  let error: any = null;
-  try {
-    await method();
-  }
-  catch (err) {
-    error = err;
-  }
-  expect(error).to.be.an('Error');
-  if (errorMessage) {
-    expect(error.message).to.contain(errorMessage);
-  }
-};
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+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/ssi-validator.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/ssi-validator.spec.ts
index 1815dd707..fa5d579e3 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/ssi-validator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/ssi-validator.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { SsiValidator } from '../src/validators.js';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
+import { SsiValidator } from '../src/validators.js';
 import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT, DEFAULT_VC_TYPE } from '../src/verifiable-credential.js';
 
 describe('SsiValidator', () => {
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts
index a15fd6a9f..38a9c3ccf 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credential.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import type { PortableDid } from '@web5/dids';
+
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { DidDhtMethod, DidKeyMethod, DidIonMethod } from '@web5/dids';
+
+import { Jwt } from '../src/jwt.js';
 import { VerifiableCredential } from '../src/verifiable-credential.js';
-import { DidDhtMethod, DidKeyMethod, DidIonMethod, PortableDid } from '@web5/dids';
-import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
   let issuerDid: PortableDid;
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
     it('create vc works', async () => {
       const subjectDid = issuerDid.did;
 
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : subjectDid,
@@ -49,9 +53,9 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
 
       const vcJwt = await vc.sign({ did });
 
-      await VerifiableCredential.verify(vcJwt);
+      await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt });
 
-      for( const currentVc of [vc, VerifiableCredential.parseJwt(vcJwt)]){
+      for( const currentVc of [vc, VerifiableCredential.parseJwt({ vcJwt })]){
         expect(currentVc.issuer).to.equal(did.did);
         expect(currentVc.subject).to.equal(did.did);
         expect(currentVc.type).to.equal('TBDeveloperCredential');
@@ -74,9 +78,9 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
 
       const vcJwt = await vc.sign({ did });
 
-      await VerifiableCredential.verify(vcJwt);
+      await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt });
 
-      for( const currentVc of [vc, VerifiableCredential.parseJwt(vcJwt)]){
+      for (const currentVc of [vc, VerifiableCredential.parseJwt({ vcJwt })]){
         expect(currentVc.issuer).to.equal(did.did);
         expect(currentVc.subject).to.equal(did.did);
         expect(currentVc.type).to.equal('TBDeveloperCredential');
@@ -85,51 +89,59 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it('should throw an error if data is not parseable into a JSON object', () => {
+    it('should throw an error if data is not parseable into a JSON object', async () => {
       const issuerDid = 'did:example:issuer';
       const subjectDid = 'did:example:subject';
 
       const invalidData = 'NotAJSONObject';
 
-      expect(() => {
-        VerifiableCredential.create({
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.create({
           type    : 'InvalidDataTest',
           issuer  : issuerDid,
           subject : subjectDid,
           data    : invalidData
         });
-      }).to.throw('Expected data to be parseable into a JSON object');
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('Expected data to be parseable into a JSON object');
+      }
     });
 
-    it('should throw an error if issuer or subject is not defined', () => {
+    it('should throw an error if issuer or subject is not defined', async () => {
       const issuerDid = 'did:example:issuer';
       const subjectDid = 'did:example:subject';
       const validData = new StreetCredibility('high', true);
 
-      expect(() => {
-        VerifiableCredential.create({
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.create({
           type    : 'IssuerUndefinedTest',
           issuer  : '',
           subject : subjectDid,
           data    : validData
         });
-      }).to.throw('Issuer and subject must be defined');
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('Issuer and subject must be defined');
+      }
 
-      expect(() => {
-        VerifiableCredential.create({
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.create({
           type    : 'SubjectUndefinedTest',
           issuer  : issuerDid,
           subject : '',
           data    : validData
         });
-      }).to.throw('Issuer and subject must be defined');
-
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('Issuer and subject must be defined');
+      }
     });
 
     it('signing with Ed25519 key works', async () => {
       const subjectDid = issuerDid.did;
 
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : subjectDid,
@@ -147,7 +159,7 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
     it('signing with secp256k1 key works', async () => {
       const did = await DidKeyMethod.create({ keyAlgorithm: 'secp256k1' });
 
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : did.did,
         subject : did.did,
@@ -162,18 +174,29 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
       expect(parts.length).to.equal(3);
     });
 
-    it('parseJwt throws ParseException if argument is not a valid JWT', () => {
-      expect(() => {
-        VerifiableCredential.parseJwt('hi');
-      }).to.throw('Not a valid jwt');
+    it('parseJwt throws ParseException if argument is not a valid JWT', async () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        VerifiableCredential.parseJwt({ vcJwt: 'hi' })
+      ).to.throw('Malformed JWT');
     });
 
     it('parseJwt checks if missing vc property', async () => {
-      await expectThrowsAsync(() =>  VerifiableCredential.parseJwt('eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c'), 'Jwt payload missing vc property');
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create();
+      const jwt = await Jwt.sign({
+        signerDid : did,
+        payload   : {
+          iss : did.did,
+          sub : did.did
+        }
+      });
+
+      expect(() =>
+        VerifiableCredential.parseJwt({ vcJwt: jwt })
+      ).to.throw('Jwt payload missing vc property');
     });
 
     it('parseJwt returns an instance of VerifiableCredential on success', async () => {
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : issuerDid.did,
@@ -181,7 +204,7 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
       });
 
       const vcJwt = await vc.sign({did: issuerDid});
-      const parsedVc = VerifiableCredential.parseJwt(vcJwt);
+      const parsedVc = VerifiableCredential.parseJwt({ vcJwt });
 
       expect(parsedVc).to.not.be.null;
       expect(parsedVc.type).to.equal(vc.type);
@@ -192,17 +215,27 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
     });
 
     it('fails to verify an invalid VC JWT', async () => {
-      await expectThrowsAsync(() =>  VerifiableCredential.verify('invalid-jwt'), 'Not a valid jwt');
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt: 'invalid-jwt' });
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('Malformed JWT');
+      }
     });
 
     it('should throw an error if JWS header does not contain alg and kid', async () => {
       const invalidJwt = 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c';
 
-      await expectThrowsAsync(() =>  VerifiableCredential.verify(invalidJwt), 'Signature verification failed: Expected JWS header to contain alg and kid');
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt: invalidJwt });
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('to contain alg and kid');
+      }
     });
 
-    it('verify does not throw an exception with vaild vc', async () => {
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+    it('verify does not throw an exception with valid vc', async () => {
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : issuerDid.did,
         subject : issuerDid.did,
@@ -211,7 +244,39 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
 
       const vcJwt = await vc.sign({did: issuerDid});
 
-      await VerifiableCredential.verify(vcJwt);
+      const { issuer, subject, vc: credential } = await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt });
+      expect(issuer).to.equal(issuerDid.did);
+      expect(subject).to.equal(issuerDid.did);
+      expect(credential).to.not.be.null;
+    });
+
+    it('verify throws exception if vc property does not exist', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create();
+      const jwt = await Jwt.sign({
+        payload   : { jti: 'hi' },
+        signerDid : did
+      });
+
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt: jwt });
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e.message).to.include('vc property missing');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('verify throws exception if vc property is invalid', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create();
+      const jwt = await Jwt.sign({
+        payload   : { vc: 'hi' },
+        signerDid : did
+      });
+
+      try {
+        await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt: jwt });
+        expect.fail();
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        expect(e).to.not.be.null;
+      }
     });
 
     it('verify does not throw an exception with vaild vc signed by did:dht', async () => {
@@ -287,7 +352,7 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
 
       const alice = await DidDhtMethod.create({ publish: true });
 
-      const vc = VerifiableCredential.create({
+      const vc = await VerifiableCredential.create({
         type    : 'StreetCred',
         issuer  : alice.did,
         subject : alice.did,
@@ -338,25 +403,11 @@ describe('Verifiable Credential Tests', () => {
 
       const vcJwt = await vc.sign({did: alice});
 
-      await VerifiableCredential.verify(vcJwt);
+      await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt });
 
       expect(didDhtCreateStub.calledOnce).to.be.true;
       expect(dhtDidResolutionSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
       sinon.restore();
     });
   });
-});
-
-const expectThrowsAsync = async (method: any, errorMessage: string) => {
-  let error: any = null;
-  try {
-    await method();
-  }
-  catch (err) {
-    error = err;
-  }
-  expect(error).to.be.an('Error');
-  if (errorMessage) {
-    expect(error.message).to.contain(errorMessage);
-  }
-};
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+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/crypto/package.json b/packages/crypto/package.json
index 5e18b6b99..7d3f42096 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/package.json
+++ b/packages/crypto/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web5/crypto",
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+  "version": "0.2.4",
   "description": "TBD crypto library",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/jose.ts b/packages/crypto/src/jose.ts
index ff373b3e1..ba8af77f6 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/jose.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/jose.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@ export interface JoseHeaderParams {
 }
 
 export interface JwsHeaderParams extends JoseHeaderParams {
+  /**
+   * Identifies the cryptographic algorithm used to secure the JWS. The JWS Signature value is not
+   * valid if the "alg" value does not represent a supported algorithm or if there is not a key for
+   * use with that algorithm associated with the party that digitally signed or MACed the content.
+   *
+   * "alg" values should either be registered in the IANA "JSON Web Signature and Encryption
+   * Algorithms" registry or be a value that contains a Collision-Resistant Name. The "alg" value is
+   * a case-sensitive ASCII string.  This Header Parameter MUST be present and MUST be understood
+   * and processed by implementations.
+   *
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7515#section-4.1.1 | RFC 7515, Section 4.1.1}
+   */
   alg:
     // Edwards curve digital signature algorithm (e.g., Ed25519)
     | 'EdDSA'
@@ -361,17 +373,35 @@ export interface JwsHeaderParams extends JoseHeaderParams {
     // HMAC using SHA-384
     | 'HS384'
     // HMAC using SHA-512
-    | 'HS512';
+    | 'HS512'
+    // an unregistered, case-sensitive, collision-resistant string
+    | string;
 
-  // Indicates that extensions to JOSE RFCs are being used
-  // that MUST be understood and processed.
+  /**
+   * Indicates that extensions to JOSE RFCs are being used that MUST be understood and processed.
+   */
   crit?: string[]
 
-  // Additional Public or Private Header Parameter names.
+  /**
+   * Additional Public or Private Header Parameter names.
+   */
   [key: string]: unknown
 }
 
 export interface JweHeaderParams extends JoseHeaderParams {
+  /**
+   * Identifies the cryptographic algorithm used to encrypt or determine the value of the Content
+   * Encryption Key (CEK). The encrypted content is not usable if the "alg" value does not represent
+   * a supported algorithm, or if the recipient does not have a key that can be used with that
+   * algorithm.
+   *
+   * "alg" values should either be registered in the IANA "JSON Web Signature and Encryption
+   * Algorithms" registry or be a value that contains a Collision-Resistant Name. The "alg" value is
+   * a case-sensitive ASCII string.  This Header Parameter MUST be present and MUST be understood
+   * and processed by implementations.
+   *
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7516#section-4.1.1 | RFC 7516, Section 4.1.1}
+   */
   alg:
     // AES Key Wrap with default initial value using 128-bit key
     | 'A128KW'
@@ -402,20 +432,32 @@ export interface JweHeaderParams extends JoseHeaderParams {
     // PBES2 with HMAC SHA-512 and "A256KW" wrapping
     | 'PBES2-HS512+A256KW'
     // PBES2 with HMAC SHA-512 and "XC20PKW" wrapping
-    | 'PBES2-HS512+XC20PKW';
+    | 'PBES2-HS512+XC20PKW'
+    // an unregistered, case-sensitive, collision-resistant string
+    | string;
 
   apu?: Uint8Array;
 
   apv?: Uint8Array;
 
-  // Indicates that extensions to JOSE RFCs are being used
-  // that MUST be understood and processed.
+  /**
+   * Indicates that extensions to JOSE RFCs are being used that MUST be understood and processed.
+   */
   crit?: string[]
 
   /**
-   * Cryptographic Algorithms for Content Encryption
-   * JWE uses cryptographic algorithms to encrypt and integrity-protect the
-   * plaintext and to integrity-protect the Additional Authenticated Data.
+   * Identifies the content encryption algorithm used to encrypt and integrity-protect (also
+   * known as "authenticated encryption") the plaintext and to integrity-protect the Additional
+   * Authenticated Data (AAD), if any.  This algorithm MUST be an AEAD algorithm with a specified
+   * key length.
+   *
+   * The encrypted content is not usable if the "enc" value does not represent a supported
+   * algorithm.  "enc" values should either be registered in the IANA "JSON Web Signature and
+   * Encryption Algorithms" registry or be a value that contains a Collision-Resistant Name. The
+   * "enc" value is a case-sensitive ASCII string containing a StringOrURI value. This Header
+   * Parameter MUST be present and MUST be understood and processed by implementations.
+   *
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7516#section-4.1.2 | RFC 7516, Section 4.1.2}
    */
   enc:
     // AES_128_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256 authenticated encryption algorithm,
@@ -434,7 +476,9 @@ export interface JweHeaderParams extends JoseHeaderParams {
     // AES GCM using 256-bit key
     | 'A256GCM'
     // XChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption algorithm
-    | 'XC20P';
+    | 'XC20P'
+    // an unregistered, case-sensitive, collision-resistant string
+    | string;
 
   epk?: Uint8Array;
 
@@ -444,10 +488,157 @@ export interface JweHeaderParams extends JoseHeaderParams {
 
   p2s?: string;
 
-  // Additional Public or Private Header Parameter names.
+  /**
+   * Additional Public or Private Header Parameter names.
+   */
   [key: string]: unknown
 }
 
+/**
+ * JSON Web Token (JWT) Header
+ *
+ * For a JWT object, the members of the JSON object represented by the JOSE Header describe the
+ * cryptographic operations applied to the JWT and optionally, additional properties of the JWT.
+ * Depending upon whether the JWT is a JWS or JWE, the corresponding rules for the JOSE Header
+ * values apply.
+ *
+ * The {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-5 | RFC 7519} specification
+ * further specifies the use of the following Header Parameters in both the cases where the JWT is a
+ * JWS and where it is a JWE:
+ *
+ * - "typ" (type) Header Parameter: This Header Parameter is OPTIONAL. When used, this Header
+ *   Parameter MUST be used to declare the MIME Media Type of this complete JWT. This parameter is
+ *   ignored by JWT implementations; any processing of this parameter is performed by the JWT
+ *   application.  If present, it is RECOMMENDED that its value be "JWT" to indicate that this
+ *   object is a JWT.  While media type names are not case sensitive, it is RECOMMENDED that "JWT"
+ *   always be spelled using uppercase characters for compatibility with legacy implementations.
+ *
+ * - "cty" (content type) Header Parameter: This Header Parameter is OPTIONAL. When used, this
+ *   Header Parameter MUST be used to declare the MIME Media Type of the secured content (the
+ *   payload). In the normal case in which nested signing or encryption operations are not employed,
+ *   the use of this Header Parameter is NOT RECOMMENDED.  In the case that nested signing or
+ *   encryption is employed, this Header Parameter MUST be present; in this case, the value MUST be
+ *   "JWT", to indicate that a Nested JWT is carried in this JWT.  While media type names are not
+ *   case sensitive, it is RECOMMENDED that "JWT" always be spelled using uppercase characters
+ *   for compatibility with legacy implementations.
+ *
+ * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-5 | RFC 7519, Section 5}
+ */
+export type JwtHeaderParams = JwsHeaderParams | JweHeaderParams;
+
+/**
+ * JSON Web Token Payload
+ *
+ * The JWT Claims Set represents a JSON object whose members are the claims conveyed by the JWT.
+ * The Claim Names within a JWT Claims Set MUST be unique; JWT parsers MUST either reject JWTs
+ * with duplicate Claim Names or use a JSON parser that returns only the lexically last duplicate
+ * member name.
+ *
+ * The set of claims that a JWT must contain to be considered valid is context dependent and is
+ * undefined by RFC 7519. Specific applications of JWTs will require implementations to understand
+ * and process some claims in particular ways.
+ *
+ * There are three classes of JWT Claim Names:
+ *
+ * - Registered Claim Names: Claim names registered in the IANA "JSON Web Token Claims" registry.
+ *   None of the claims defined below are intended to be mandatory to use or implement in all cases,
+ *   but rather they provide a starting point for a set of useful, interoperable claims
+ *   Applications using JWTs should define which specific claims they use and when they are required
+ *   or optional.
+ *
+ * - Public Claim Names: Claim Names can be defined at will by those using JWTs. However, in order
+ *   prevent collisions, any new Claim Name should either be registered in the IANA "JSON Web Token
+ *   Claims" registry or be a Public Name: a value that contains a Collision-Resistant Name. In each
+ *   case, the definer of the name or value needs to take reasonable precautions to make sure they
+ *   are in control of the part of the namespace they use to define the Claim Name.
+ *
+ * - Private Claim Names: A producer and consumer of a JWT MAY agree to use Claim Names that are
+ *   Private Names: names that are not Registered Claim Names or Public Claim Names. Unlike Public
+ *   Claim Names, Private Claim Names are subject to collision and should be used with caution.
+ *
+ * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4 | RFC 7519, Section 4}
+ */
+export interface JwtPayload {
+  /**
+   * Issuer
+   * Identifies the principal that issued the JWT. The "iss" value is a case-sensitive string
+   * containing a string or URI value.  Use of this claim is OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.1 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.1}
+   */
+  iss?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Subject
+   * Identifies the principal that is the subject of the JWT. The claims in a JWT are normally
+   * statements about the subject. The subject value MUST either be scoped to be locally unique in
+   * the context of the issuer or be globally unique. The "sub" value is a case-sensitive string
+   * containing a string or URI value. Use of this claim is OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.2 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.2}
+   */
+  sub?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Audience
+   * Identifies the recipients that the JWT is intended for. Each principal intended to process
+   * the JWT MUST identify itself with a value in the audience claim. If the principal processing
+   * the claim does not identify itself with a value in the "aud" claim when this claim is present,
+   * then the JWT MUST be rejected. In the general case, the "aud" value is an array of case-
+   * sensitive strings, each containing a string or URI value. In the special case when the JWT has
+   * one audience, the "aud" value MAY be a single case-sensitive string containing a string or URI
+   * value. Use of this claim is OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.3 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.3}
+   */
+  aud?: string | string[];
+
+  /**
+   * Expiration Time
+   * Identifies the expiration time on or after which the JWT MUST NOT be accepted for processing.
+   * The processing of the "exp" claim requires that the current date/time MUST be before the
+   * expiration date/time listed in the "exp" claim. Implementers MAY provide for some small leeway,
+   * usually no more than a few minutes, to account for clock skew. Its value MUST be a number
+   * containing a numeric date value. Use of this claim is OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.4 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.4}
+   */
+  exp?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Not Before
+   * Identifies the time before which the JWT MUST NOT be accepted for processing. The processing
+   * of the "nbf" claim requires that the current date/time MUST be after or equal to the not-before
+   * date/time listed in the "nbf" claim. Implementers MAY provide for some small leeway, usually no
+   * more than a few minutes, to account for clock skew. Its value MUST be a number containing a
+   * numeric date value. Use of this claim is OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.5 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.5}
+   */
+  nbf?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Issued At
+   * Identifies the time at which the JWT was issued. This claim can be used to determine the age
+   * of the JWT. Its value MUST be a number containing a numeric date value. Use of this claim is
+   * OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.6 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.6}
+   */
+  iat?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * JWT ID
+   * Provides a unique identifier for the JWT. The identifier value MUST be assigned in a manner
+   * that ensures that there is a negligible probability that the same value will be accidentally
+   * assigned to a different data object; if the application uses multiple issuers, collisions
+   * MUST be prevented among values produced by different issuers as well. The "jti" claim can be
+   * used to prevent the JWT from being replayed. The "jti" value is a case-sensitive string.
+   * Use of this claim is OPTIONAL.
+   * @see {@link https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.7 | RFC 7519, Section 4.1.7}
+   */
+  jti?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Additional Public or Private Claim names.
+   */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
 const multicodecToJoseMapping: { [key: string]: JsonWebKey } = {
   'ed25519-pub'    : { crv: 'Ed25519',   kty: 'OKP', x: '' },
   'ed25519-priv'   : { crv: 'Ed25519',   kty: 'OKP', x: '',        d: '' },
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/utils.ts b/packages/crypto/src/utils.ts
index 2636f815a..d3062ea54 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import { crypto } from '@noble/hashes/crypto';
 import { Convert, Multicodec } from '@web5/common';
-import { bytesToHex, randomBytes as nobleRandomBytes } from '@noble/hashes/utils';
+import { randomBytes as nobleRandomBytes } from '@noble/hashes/utils';
 
 /**
  * Checks whether the properties object provided contains the specified property.
@@ -145,27 +146,10 @@ export function randomBytes(bytesLength: number): Uint8Array {
  * practically unique" given the large number of possible UUIDs and
  * the randomness of generation.
  *
- * After generating the UUID, the function securely wipes the memory
- * areas used to hold temporary values to prevent any possibility of
- * the random values being unintentionally leaked or retained in memory.
- *
- * @returns A UUID string in version 4 format.
+ * @returns A string containing a randomly generated, 36 character long v4 UUID.
  */
 export function randomUuid(): string {
-  const bytes = randomBytes(16);
-  bytes[6] = (bytes[6] & 0x0f) | 0x40; // set version 4
-  bytes[8] = (bytes[8] & 0x3f) | 0x80; // set variant 1
-  const hex = bytesToHex(bytes);
-  bytes.fill(0); // wipe the random values array
-  const segments = [
-    hex.slice(0, 8),
-    hex.slice(8, 12),
-    hex.slice(12, 16),
-    hex.slice(16, 20),
-    hex.slice(20, 32)
-  ];
-  const uuid = segments.join('-');
-  segments.fill('0'); // wipe the segments array
+  const uuid = crypto.randomUUID();
 
   return uuid;
 }
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diff --git a/packages/crypto/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/crypto/tests/utils.spec.ts
index 50a27e93f..c0c30d406 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import {
   randomUuid,
+  randomBytes,
   keyToMultibaseId,
   multibaseIdToKey,
   checkValidProperty,
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ describe('Crypto Utils', () => {
   });
 
   describe('multibaseIdToKey()', () => {
-    it('Converts secp256k1-pub multibase identifiers', () => {
+    it('converts secp256k1-pub multibase identifiers', () => {
       const multibaseKeyId = 'zQ3shMrXA3Ah8h5asMM69USP8qRDnPaCLRV3nPmitAXVfWhgp';
 
       const { key, multicodecCode, multicodecName } = multibaseIdToKey({ multibaseKeyId });
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ describe('Crypto Utils', () => {
       expect(multicodecName).to.equal('secp256k1-pub');
     });
 
-    it('Converts ed25519-pub multibase identifiers', () => {
+    it('converts ed25519-pub multibase identifiers', () => {
       const multibaseKeyId = 'z6MkizSHspkM891CAnYZis1TJkB4fWwuyVjt4pV93rWPGYwW';
 
       const { key, multicodecCode, multicodecName } = multibaseIdToKey({ multibaseKeyId });
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ describe('Crypto Utils', () => {
       expect(multicodecName).to.equal('ed25519-pub');
     });
 
-    it('Converts x25519-pub multibase identifiers', () => {
+    it('converts x25519-pub multibase identifiers', () => {
       const multibaseKeyId = 'z6LSfsF6tQA7j56WSzNPT4yrzZprzGEK8137DMeAVLgGBJEz';
 
       const { key, multicodecCode, multicodecName } = multibaseIdToKey({ multibaseKeyId });
@@ -160,17 +161,42 @@ describe('Crypto Utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('randomBytes()', () => {
+    it('returns a Uint8Array of the specified length', () => {
+      const length = 16;
+      const result = randomBytes(length);
+
+      expect(result).to.be.instanceof(Uint8Array);
+      expect(result).to.have.length(length);
+    });
+
+    it('handles invalid input gracefully', () => {
+      expect(() => randomBytes(-1)).to.throw(RangeError, 'length'); // Length cannot be negative.
+      expect(() => randomBytes(1e9)).to.throw(Error, 'exceed'); // Extremely large number that exceeds the available entropy.
+    });
+
+    it('produces unique values on each call', () => {
+      const set = new Set();
+      for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        set.add(randomBytes(10).toString());
+      }
+      expect(set.size).to.equal(100);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('randomUuid()', () => {
-    it('should generate a valid v4 UUID', () => {
+    it('generates a valid v4 UUID', () => {
       const id = randomUuid();
       expect(id).to.match(/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/);
       expect(id).to.have.length(36);
     });
 
-    it('should generate different UUIDs', () => {
-      const id1 = randomUuid();
-      const id2 = randomUuid();
-      expect(id1).to.not.equal(id2);
+    it('produces unique values on each call', () => {
+      const set = new Set();
+      for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        set.add(randomUuid());
+      }
+      expect(set.size).to.equal(100);
     });
   });
 });
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diff --git a/packages/dids/src/did-resolver.ts b/packages/dids/src/did-resolver.ts
index cdd49d505..9e66b5647 100644
--- a/packages/dids/src/did-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/dids/src/did-resolver.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type {
   DidMethodResolver,
   DidResolutionResult,
   DidResolutionOptions,
+  DidResource,
+  DidDereferenceResult
 } from './types.js';
 
 import { parseDid } from './utils.js';
@@ -13,6 +15,13 @@ export type DidResolverOptions = {
   cache?: DidResolverCache;
 }
 
+/**
+ * argument passed to {@link DidResolver.resolve}
+ */
+export type DereferenceParams = {
+  didUrl: string
+}
+
 /**
  * The `DidResolver` class is responsible for resolving DIDs to DID documents.
  * It uses method resolvers to resolve DIDs of different methods and a cache
@@ -99,9 +108,87 @@ export class DidResolver {
         didUrl: parsedDid.did,
         resolutionOptions
       });
+
       await this.cache.set(parsedDid.did, resolutionResult);
 
       return resolutionResult;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+ * dereferences a DID (Decentralized Identifier) URL to a corresponding DID resource. This method interprets
+ * the DID URL's components, which include the DID method, method-specific identifier, path, query, and fragment,
+ * and retrieves the related resource as per the DID Core specifications. The dereferencing process involves resolving
+ * the DID contained in the DID URL to a DID document, and then extracting the specific part of the document identified
+ * by the fragment in the DID URL. If no fragment is specified, the entire DID document is returned.
+ *
+ * This method supports resolution of different components within a DID document such as
+ * service endpoints and verification methods, based on their IDs. It accommodates both full and relative DID URLs
+ * as specified in the DID Core specification.
+ *
+ * More information on DID URL dereferencing can be found in the DID Core specification
+ * [here](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#did-url-dereferencing)
+ *
+ * @param params - An object of type `DereferenceParams` containing the `didUrl` which needs to be dereferenced.
+ * @returns a {@link DidDereferenceResult}
+ */
+  async dereference(params: DereferenceParams): Promise<DidDereferenceResult> {
+    const { didUrl } = params;
+    const { didDocument, didResolutionMetadata = {}, didDocumentMetadata = {} } = await this.resolve(didUrl);
+    if (didResolutionMetadata.error) {
+      return {
+        dereferencingMetadata : didResolutionMetadata,
+        contentStream         : null,
+        contentMetadata       : didDocumentMetadata
+      };
+    }
+
+    const parsedDid = parseDid(params);
+
+    // return the entire DID Document if no fragment is present on the did url
+    if (!parsedDid.fragment) {
+      return {
+        dereferencingMetadata : didResolutionMetadata,
+        contentStream         : didDocument,
+        contentMetadata       : didDocumentMetadata
+      };
+    }
+
+    const { service = [], verificationMethod = [] } = didDocument;
+
+    // create a set of possible id matches. the DID spec allows for an id to be the entire did#fragment or just #fragment.
+    // See: https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/#relative-did-urls
+    // using a set for fast string comparison. DIDs can be lonnng.
+    const idSet = new Set([didUrl, parsedDid.fragment, `#${parsedDid.fragment}`]);
+
+    let didResource: DidResource;
+    for (let vm of verificationMethod) {
+      if (idSet.has(vm.id)) {
+        didResource = vm;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (let svc of service) {
+      if (idSet.has(svc.id)) {
+        didResource = svc;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (didResource) {
+      return {
+        dereferencingMetadata : didResolutionMetadata,
+        contentStream         : didResource,
+        contentMetadata       : didResolutionMetadata
+      };
+    } else {
+      return {
+        dereferencingMetadata: {
+          error: 'notFound'
+        },
+        contentStream   : null,
+        contentMetadata : {},
+      };
+    }
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/packages/dids/src/types.ts b/packages/dids/src/types.ts
index b1e95b462..097315afb 100644
--- a/packages/dids/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/dids/src/types.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ export interface DidMethodOperator {
   getDefaultSigningKey(options: { didDocument: DidDocument }): Promise<string | undefined>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A DID Resource is either a DID Document, a DID Verification method or a DID Service
+ */
+export type DidResource = DidDocument | VerificationMethod | DidService
+
 /**
  * Services are used in DID documents to express ways of communicating with the DID subject or associated entities.
  * A service can be any type of service the DID subject wants to advertise.
@@ -178,6 +183,35 @@ export type DidResolutionResult = {
   didDocumentMetadata: DidDocumentMetadata
 };
 
+export type DidDereferenceResult = {
+  /**
+   * A metadata structure consisting of values relating to the results of the DID URL dereferencing process.
+   * This structure is REQUIRED, and in the case of an error in the dereferencing process, this MUST NOT be empty.
+   * Properties defined by this specification are in 7.2.2 DID URL Dereferencing Metadata. If the dereferencing is
+   * not successful, this structure MUST contain an error property describing the error.
+   */
+  dereferencingMetadata: DidResolutionMetadata
+  /**
+   * If the dereferencing function was called and successful, this MUST contain a resource corresponding to the DID URL.
+   * The contentStream MAY be a resource such as:
+   *   * A DID document that is serializable in one of the conformant representations
+   *   * A Verification Method,
+   *   * A service
+   *   * Any other resource format that can be identified via a Media Type and obtained through the resolution process.
+   *
+   * If the dereferencing is unsuccessful, this value MUST be empty.
+   */
+  contentStream: DidResource | null
+  /**
+   * If the dereferencing is successful, this MUST be a metadata structure, but the structure MAY be empty.
+   * This structure contains metadata about the contentStream. If the contentStream is a DID document,
+   * this MUST be a didDocumentMetadata structure as described in DID Resolution. If the dereferencing is unsuccessful,
+   * this output MUST be an empty metadata structure.
+
+   */
+  contentMetadata: DidDocumentMetadata
+}
+
 /**
  * implement this interface to provide your own cache for did resolution results. can be plugged in through Web5 API
  */
@@ -275,4 +309,4 @@ export type VerificationRelationship =
    * subject to invoke a cryptographic capability, such as the authorization
    * to update the DID Document.
    */
-  | 'capabilityInvocation';
+  | 'capabilityInvocation';
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diff --git a/packages/dids/src/utils.ts b/packages/dids/src/utils.ts
index 39bd6e5b9..d4ed0881f 100644
--- a/packages/dids/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/dids/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { PublicKeyJwk } from '@web5/crypto';
 import { parse, type ParsedDID } from 'did-resolver';
 
-import type { DidDocument, DidService, DidServiceEndpoint, DwnServiceEndpoint } from './types.js';
+import type { DidDocument, DidResource, VerificationMethod, DidService, DidServiceEndpoint, DwnServiceEndpoint } from './types.js';
 
 export interface ParsedDid {
   did: string
@@ -121,4 +121,13 @@ export function parseDid({ didUrl }: { didUrl: string }): ParsedDid | undefined
   const parsedDid: ParsedDid = parse(didUrl);
 
   return parsedDid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * type guard for {@link VerificationMethod}
+ * @param didResource - the resource to check
+ * @returns true if the didResource is a `VerificationMethod`
+ */
+export function isVerificationMethod(didResource: DidResource): didResource is VerificationMethod {
+  return didResource && 'id' in didResource && 'type' in didResource && 'controller' in didResource;
 }
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diff --git a/packages/dids/tests/did-resolver.spec.ts b/packages/dids/tests/did-resolver.spec.ts
index 914e5a49d..1b182c63c 100644
--- a/packages/dids/tests/did-resolver.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dids/tests/did-resolver.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { DidResolver } from '../src/did-resolver.js';
 import { didResolverTestVectors } from './fixtures/test-vectors/did-resolver.js';
 import { DidResolverCacheLevel } from '../src/resolver-cache-level.js';
 import { DidResolverCache } from '../src/types.js';
+import { isVerificationMethod } from '../src/utils.js';
 
 describe('DidResolver', () => {
   describe('resolve()', () => {
@@ -114,4 +115,53 @@ describe('DidResolver', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('dereference()', () => {
+    let didResolver: DidResolver;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const didMethodApis = [DidKeyMethod];
+      didResolver = new DidResolver({ didResolvers: didMethodApis });
+    });
+
+    it('returns a result with contentStream set to null and dereferenceMetadata.error set if resolution fails', async () => {
+      const result = await didResolver.dereference({ didUrl: 'abcd123;;;' });
+      expect(result.contentStream).to.be.null;
+      expect(result.dereferencingMetadata.error).to.exist;
+      expect(result.dereferencingMetadata.error).to.equal('invalidDid');
+
+    });
+
+    it('returns the appropriate DID resource as the value of contentStream if found', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create();
+
+      const result = await didResolver.dereference({ didUrl: did.document.verificationMethod[0].id });
+      expect(result.contentStream).to.be.not.be.null;
+      expect(result.dereferencingMetadata.error).to.not.exist;
+
+      const didResource = result.contentStream;
+      expect(isVerificationMethod(didResource)).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('returns the entire did document as the value of contentStream if the did url contains no fragment', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create();
+
+      const result = await didResolver.dereference({ didUrl: did.did });
+      expect(result.contentStream).to.be.not.be.null;
+      expect(result.dereferencingMetadata.error).to.not.exist;
+
+      const didResource = result.contentStream;
+      expect(didResource['@context']).to.exist;
+      expect(didResource['@context']).to.include('https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1');
+    });
+
+    it('returns contentStream set to null and dereferenceMetadata.error set to notFound if resource is not found', async () => {
+      const did = await DidKeyMethod.create();
+
+      const result = await didResolver.dereference({ didUrl: `${did.did}#0` });
+      expect(result.contentStream).to.be.null;
+      expect(result.dereferencingMetadata.error).to.exist;
+      expect(result.dereferencingMetadata.error).to.equal('notFound');
+    });
+  });
 });
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