PLAUSIBLE & Verifiable Credentials
PLAUSIBLE protocol & W3C VCs
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PLAUSIBLE protocol & W3C VCs
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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 serves as the core specification, detailing the structure and handling of VCs, allowing entities to assert trusted information about a subject. The 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 provides guidance.
Ensuring the integrity and security of VC data is crucial, addressed by the specification, which outlines mechanisms for proving the authenticity and integrity of VCs. The 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 , , and the , 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.
has been proposed by GoPlausible to adopt W3C VC standards for the Algorand ecosystem.