# 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. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.goplausible.xyz/overview/plausible-and-verifiable-credentials.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.