Need to clarify the nature of the media type in relationship to "credential" vs "verifiable-credential"

[OR13]

Related to #1009

Work to be done:

Add extra paragraph around the media type, something to this effect:

application/credential+ld+json

1. proof MUST NOT be present.
2. proof MAY be present.
3. proof MUST be present.

[TallTed]

Seems to also need something alongside, like

application/verifiable-credential+ld+json

1. proof MUST NOT be present.
2. proof MAY be present.
3. proof MUST be present.

and similar for any other known/expected simple or compound media types (incorporating jws, jwt, etc.)

[paulfdietrich]

Manu, after discussions today and the specification language

"This specification registers the application/credential+ld+json MIME Media Type specifically for identifying documents conforming to the Verifiable Credentials format."

This seems clear enough to me that this means a document conforming to the VC format. Not sure why there needs to be any language around whether a proof is required as it clearly is not. The string "credential" does evoke questions, but something like "w3c-vc", or "w3c-vc-2.0" would make it clearer to me that this media type dictates a document that conforms to this specification.

Whether there needs to be additional media types to specify a restricted data model where a proof MUST be present or MUST be absent, I defer to others, but there should be a media type that describes any document compliant with the data model VC specification.

[OR13]

Seems we can close this, I will close based on the resolutions we have taken.

[Sakurann]

superceded by a resolution to use vc+ld+json for a credential

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2023-04-11

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1.5. Need to clarify the nature of the media type in relationship to "credential" vs "verifiable-credential" (issue vc-data-model#1012)

See github issue vc-data-model#1012.

Kristina Yasuda: Need to clarify the nature of the media type in relationship to "credential" vs "verifiable-credential" - was this resolved?.

Dave Longley: +1 to the idea that this is resolved.

Orie Steele: agrees that this has been resolved.

Joe Andrieu: suggests to move past this.

Kristina Yasuda: cheers on closing issue.

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2023-04-11

• no resolutions were taken

View the transcript

1.5. (issue vc-data-model#1012)

See github issue vc-data-model#1012.

Kristina Yasuda: Need to clarify the nature of the media type in relationship to "credential" vs "verifiable-credential" - was this resolved?.

Dave Longley: +1 to the idea that this is resolved.

Orie Steele: agrees that this has been resolved.

Joe Andrieu: suggests to move past this.

Kristina Yasuda: cheers on closing issue.