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Reword Authorization section based on @David-Chadwick's feedback.
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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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<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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