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W3C Verifiable Credentials

Everything you need to know about W3C Verifiable Credentials (VCs).

About Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a tamper-proof digital credential, standardized by W3C, that can be cryptographically verified. It allows individuals to securely share trusted information about themselves with enhanced privacy features, such as selective disclosure and data minimization.

We built the Verifiable Credentials library, as part of our open-source identity stack. The VC lib enables:

  • Issuers to create and sign VCs
  • Holders to receive, store and present Verifiable Credentials
  • Verifiers to parse and verify VCs
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Benefits of VCs

  • Tamper-Resistant: VCs are resilient to forgery and alteration, ensuring the trustworthiness of the data they present.
  • Easy-to-Verify: Verifiable Credentials are easy to verify due to their cryptographic underpinnings, which also ensure the authenticity of the presented digital assertions.
  • Privacy Preserving: Through selective disclosure, users can share only necessary information (e.g., age verification without showing full ID), enhancing privacy.
  • Compliance: Verifiable Credentials are standardised (W3C Data Model) boosting interoperability and compliance across platforms and systems.
  • Revocable: The issuer can revoke VCs at any time.
  • Portable: Holders can store VCs in their identity wallet and carry them anywhere.
Verifiable Credentials Explained

Regulations

The main regulations covering Verifiable Credentials include standards set by the World Web Consortium (W3C), as well as eIDAS 2.0 allowing citizens to use digital identity solutions like Verifiable Credentials through identity wallets.

→ eIDAS 2.0 ebook

How It Works

Build end-to-end use cases or applications fast and with ease.

ISSUER SDKs & APIs

Issue / Mint

Issue digital credentials or tokens for identity & access management.

WALLET SDKs & APIs

Store / Manage

Launch or embed ID wallets that enable users to manage credentials or tokens.

VERIFIER SDKs & APIs

Verify

Verify credentials or tokens to onboard and authenticate users.

Why work with us?

The most powerful and holistic open source identity and wallet infrastructure.

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Holistic open source stack via Apache 2.
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Scalable, customizable, regulatory and standard compliant on-prem and cloud solutions. Support, SLAs and training available.
Compliance and Interoperability
Aligned with global standards (e.g. W3C, ISO, OIDF, IETF) and relevant regulations (e.g. eIDAS2, GDPR).

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