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What is a Verifiable Credential?

national agency, or certification body)
  • -Information related to the type of [=credential=] this is (for example, a +Information related to the type of [=credential=] (for example, a Dutch passport, an American driving license, or a health insurance card)
  • @@ -373,7 +373,9 @@

    What is a Verifiable Credential?

    the classes of vehicle entitled to drive, or date of birth)
  • -Evidence related to how the [=credential=] was derived +Evidence related to how the qualifications required for the [=credential=] +to be issued were met by the [=subject=] (for example, a measurement, +proof of citizenship, or test result)
  • Information related to constraints on the credential (for example, @@ -707,21 +709,20 @@

    Terminology

    validation
    -The assurance that a [=claim=] from a specific [=issuer=] satisfies the -business requirements of a [=verifier=] for a particular use. This -specification defines how verifiers verify [=verifiable credentials=] and -[=verifiable presentations=].
    -It also specifies that [=verifiers=] validate claims in [=verifiable -credentials=] before relying on them. However, the means for such validation -vary widely and are outside the scope of this specification. [=Verifiers=] -trust certain [=issuers=] for certain claims and apply their own rules to -determine which claims in which [=credentials=] are suitable for use by their -systems. +The assurance that a [=claim=] from a specific [=issuer=] satisfies the business +requirements of a [=verifier=] for a particular use. This specification defines +how verifiers verify [=verifiable credentials=] and [=verifiable +presentations=]. It also specifies that [=verifiers=] validate claims in +[=verifiable credentials=] before relying on them. However, the means for such +validation vary widely and are outside the scope of this specification. +[=Verifiers=] trust certain [=issuers=] for certain claims and apply their own +rules to determine which claims in which [=credentials=] are suitable for use by +their systems.
    verifiable credential
    -A verifiable credential is a tamper-evident credential that has authorship that -can be cryptographically verified. Verifiable credentials can be used to build +A tamper-evident [=credential=] that has authorship that can be +cryptographically verified. Verifiable credentials can be used to build [=verifiable presentations=], which can also be cryptographically verified.
    verifiable data registry
    @@ -736,20 +737,20 @@

    Terminology

    verifiable presentation
    -A verifiable presentation is a tamper-evident presentation encoded in such a way -that authorship of the data can be trusted after a process of cryptographic +A tamper-evident presentation of information encoded in such a way that +authorship of the data can be trusted after a process of cryptographic verification. Certain types of verifiable presentations might contain data that -is synthesized from, but do not contain, the original [=verifiable -credentials=] (for example, zero-knowledge proofs). +is synthesized from, but do not contain, the original [=verifiable credentials=] +(for example, zero-knowledge proofs).
    verification
    The evaluation of whether a [=verifiable credential=] or [=verifiable -presentation=] is an authentic and current statement of the issuer or -presenter, respectively. This includes checking that: the credential (or -presentation) conforms to the specification; the proof method is satisfied; and, -if present, the status check succeeds. Verification of a credential does not -imply evaluation of the truth of [=claims=] encoded in the credential. +presentation=] is an authentic and current statement of the issuer or presenter, +respectively. This includes checking that: the credential or presentation +conforms to the specification; the securing mechanism is satisfied; and, if +present, the status check succeeds. Verification of a credential does not imply +evaluation of the truth of [=claims=] encoded in the credential.
    verifier
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    Terminology

    URL
    -A Uniform Resource Locator, as defined by [[URL]]. URLs can be dereferenced such -that they result in a resource, such as a document. The rules for dereferencing, -or fetching, a URL are defined by the URL [=url/scheme=]. This specification -does not use the term URI or IRI because those terms have been deemed to be -confusing to Web developers. +A Uniform Resource Locator, as defined by the [[[URL]]]. URLs can be +dereferenced such that they result in a resource, such as a document. The rules +for dereferencing, or fetching, a URL are defined by the URL [=url/scheme=]. +This specification does not use the term URI or IRI because those terms have +been deemed to be confusing to Web developers.