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information, and so on. A
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[=verifiable credential=] is a set of tamper-evident [=claims=] and metadata
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that cryptographically prove who issued it. Examples of [=verifiable
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- credentials=] include digital employee identification cards , digital birth
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- certificates, and digital educational certificates.
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+ credentials=] include, but are not limited to , digital employee identification
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+ cards, digital birth certificates, and digital educational certificates.
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</ p >
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< figure id ="basic-vc ">
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</ figure >
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< p class ="note ">
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- [=Credential=] identifiers are often used to identify specific instances
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- of a [=credential=]. These identifiers can also be used for correlation. A
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- [=holder=] wanting to minimize correlation is advised to use a selective
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- disclosure scheme that does not reveal the [=credential=] identifier.
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+ [=Credential=] identifiers can be used to identify specific instances
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+ of a [=credential=]. These identifiers could also be used for unwanted
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+ correlation. A [=holder=] wanting to minimize correlation is advised
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+ to use a selective disclosure scheme that does not reveal the
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+ [=credential=] identifier.
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</ p >
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< p class ="note ">
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[=verifiable credential=] or [=verifiable presentation=] is appropriate
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for the intended use case. This specification defines a `type`
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[=property=] for the expression of object type information. This type
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- information can be used during [=validation=] processes as described in Appendix
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+ information can be used during [=validation=] processes, as described in Appendix
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[[[#validation]]].
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</ p >
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< p >
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- [=Verifiable credentials=] and [=verifiable presentations=] MUST express a
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+ [=Verifiable credentials=] and [=verifiable presentations=] MUST contain a
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`type` [=property=] with an associated value.
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</ p >
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@@ -1613,7 +1614,7 @@ <h3>Types</h3>
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< p class ="note " title ="Creating new verifiable credential types ">
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Explaining how to create new types of [=verifiable credentials=] is beyond
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the scope of this specification. Readers that are interested in doing so are
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- advised to read the Section on
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+ advised to read the section on
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< a data-cite ="?VC-IMP-GUIDE#creating-new-credential-types ">
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Creating New Credential Types</ a > in the [[[?VC-IMP-GUIDE]]].
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</ p >
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`id` of an object inside a [=conforming document=] need to consider whether
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that resource's content is vital to the validity of that document. If it is, the
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specification MUST produce a validation error unless the resource matches the
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- expected media type and cryptographic digest
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+ expected media type and cryptographic digest.
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</ p >
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< p >
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Implementers are urged to consult appropriate sources, such as the
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< p >
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[=Securing mechanism=] specification authors are advised to avoid enabling
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identifier-based correlation by designing their technologies, when possible,
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- to avoid the use of correlating identifiers.
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+ to avoid the use of correlating identifiers that cannot be selectively disclosed .
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</ p >
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