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< h2 > Authorization</ h2 >
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< p >
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- It is arguable that < a > verifiable credentials</ a > or
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- < a > verifiable presentations</ a > should be used as authorization mechanisms
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- that a < a > holder</ a > could use to access various
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- systems. This specification does not contemplate such a usage of verifiable
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- credentials and MUST NOT be considered an authorization framework on its own.
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- The Working Group did consider authorization use cases
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- during the creation of this specification and is pursuing that work as an
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- architectural layer that is built on top of this specification.
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+ < a > Verifiable credentials</ a > are intended as a means of reliably identifying
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+ subjects. Whilst it is recognized that Role Based Access Controls (RBAC) and
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+ Attribute Based Access Controls (ABAC) rely on this identification as a means
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+ of authorizing subjects to access resources, this specification
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+ MUST NOT be used for authorization purposes without an accompanying
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+ authorization framework.
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+ </ p >
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+
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+ < p >
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+ The Working Group did consider authorization use cases during the creation of
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+ this specification and is pursuing that work as an architectural layer that is
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+ built on top of this specification.
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</ p >
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</ section >
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