What are “Verifiable Credentials”?

Modified on Wed, 22 Nov, 2023 at 3:57 PM

"Verifiable Credentials" (Wikipedia link) is the new core standard for digital credentials, created by the World Wide Web Consortium—the international standards organization responsible for CSS, SVG, XML, and countless other standards underpinning today's internet.


Some of Verifiable Credentials' useful characteristics include:

  • Built-in methods to validate the credential issuer

  • High versatility

  • Automated validation

  • Cryptographic verifiability

  • Compatibility with the Web3 ecosystem


Features like these make Verifiable Credentials the first choice for almost any sort of credential, including diplomas, transcripts, certificates of completion, deeds, identification, licenses, and more.

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