# PLAUSIBLE & Verifiable Credentials

### Verifiable Credentials:

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Verifiable Credentials (VCs) V2 framework is an advanced standard designed to enable the issuance, holding, and verification of digital credentials in a secure, privacy-preserving, and interoperable manner across the web. The [VC Data Model 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/) serves as the core specification, detailing the structure and handling of VCs, allowing entities to assert trusted information about a subject. The [VC API](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/vc-api/) complements this by defining how applications can interface with VC systems to issue, verify, and store credentials. For managing credentials related to a specific subject, the [VC Controller Document](https://w3c.github.io/vc-controller-document/) provides guidance.

Ensuring the integrity and security of VC data is crucial, addressed by the [VC Data Integrity V1.0](https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-integrity/) specification, which outlines mechanisms for proving the authenticity and integrity of VCs. The [VP Request Specification](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/vp-request-spec/) defines how verifiable presentations can be requested, facilitating secure sharing of VCs between parties.

Securing VCs is further enhanced through integration with COSE/JOSE standards, as detailed in resources like [Securing JSON-LD Verifiable Credentials with JOSE](https://www.w3.org/vc-jose-cose/#securing-json-ld-verifiable-credentials-with-jose), [VC-JOSE-COSE](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-jose-cose/), and the [Linked Data Cryptographic Suite Registry](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/ld-cryptosuite-registry/), which provide methods for encrypting and digitally signing credentials to ensure their authenticity and confidentiality. Collectively, these standards and specifications form a comprehensive ecosystem for managing digital credentials, enabling a wide range of use cases from identity verification to access control, thereby enhancing trust and efficiency in digital interactions.

[ARC113](https://github.com/algorandfoundation/ARCs/pull/266/files#diff-c830ea306df103b49616d943cc0d785c2b46c9794753932a345dd34597eb0e0c) has been proposed by GoPlausible to adopt W3C VC standards for the Algorand ecosystem.