Making Abstract abstract, instead of introduction

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   <body>
     <section id='abstract'>
       <p>
-[=Credentials=] are integral to our daily lives; driver's licenses confirm
-our capability to operate motor vehicles, university degrees assert our level
-of education, and government-issued passports permit travel between countries.
-This specification provides a mechanism to express these sorts of
-[=credentials=] on the Web in cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting,
-and machine-verifiable way.
+This specification provides normative and non-normative guidance on
+implementing and managing [=verifiable credentials=] and associated
+cryptographic practices. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and
+updating cryptographic systems and managing private signing keys with limited
+cryptoperiods. It discusses mechanisms for ensuring content integrity of
+linked external resources and highlights the risks of unsigned claims.
+Strategies are provided to mitigate man-in-the-middle (MITM), replay, and
+spoofing attacks, and to address issues related to credential atomization,
+validity periods, and device security. This specification also covers
+acceptable use of credentials, warns against code injection risks, and
+underscores the need for accessibility and internationalization
+considerations, advocating for a data-first approach and adherence to
+internationalization standards to ensure correct rendering of
+multilingual text.
       </p>
     </section>