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Remove confusing normative language, generalize retail example.
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msporny committed Feb 19, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -583,16 +583,16 @@ <h3>Authorization</h3>
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The VC API is meant to be generic and useful in many scenarios that require
the issuance, possession, presentation, and/or verification of Verifiable
Credentials. To this end, implementers should consider the following
Credentials. To this end, implementers are advised to consider the following
classifications of use cases:
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<li>
<i>Public</i>. A Public API is one that can be called with no authorization.
Examples include an open witness or timestamp service (a trusted service that
can digitally sign a message with a timestamp for an audit trail purpose), or
an open retail coupon endpoint ("15% off cheeseburgers"). Public verifiers
may exist as well, to act as an agnostic third party in a trust scenario.
an open retail coupon endpoint ("buy one, get one free"). Public verifiers
might also exist as well, to act as an agnostic third party in a trust scenario.
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<li>
<i>Permissioned</i>. Permissioned authorization requires the entity making
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