Difference between revisions of "Verifiable Claim"
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*A [https://www.w3.org/TR/verifiable-claims-data-model/ Verifiable Claims Data Model and Representations] document is under development by the [https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/ W3C Verifiable Claims working group] on [https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model this GitHub site]. | *A [https://www.w3.org/TR/verifiable-claims-data-model/ Verifiable Claims Data Model and Representations] document is under development by the [https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/ W3C Verifiable Claims working group] on [https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model this GitHub site]. | ||
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|issuer || issuer ||An entity that creates a verifiable claim, associates it with a particular subject, and transmits it to a holder. Examples of issuers include corporations, governments, and individuals. | |issuer || issuer ||An entity that creates a verifiable claim, associates it with a particular subject, and transmits it to a holder. Examples of issuers include corporations, governments, and individuals. | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 5 December 2018
Contents
Full Title or Meme
A Verifiable Claim is one that can be Validated by a signed statement from some recognized authority as to the nature of a linkage between Attributes and a Subject.
Context
- The Context in which a validation applies should be made clear by a policy statement from the validating authorities.
- The mission of the Verifiable Claims Working Group (VCWG) is to make expressing and exchanging credentials that have been verified by a third party easier and more secure on the Web.
Problem
Solution
- A Verifiable Claims Data Model and Representations document is under development by the W3C Verifiable Claims working group on this GitHub site.
Taxonomy from the spec
| Name in spec | Name in Wiki | Definition |
| entity | in conflict | A thing with distinct and independent existence such as a person, organization, concept, or device. |
| subject | subject | An entity about which claims may be made. |
| claim | attribute | A statement made by an entity about a subject. |
| verifiable claim | claim that is effectively tamper-proof and whose authorship can be cryptographically verified, expressed in a standard, machine-readable data format which can also be extended with minimal coordination. | |
| issuer | issuer | An entity that creates a verifiable claim, associates it with a particular subject, and transmits it to a holder. Examples of issuers include corporations, governments, and individuals. |
| inspector-verifier | Attribute Provider | An entity that receives one or more verifiable claims for processing. Examples of inspector-verifiers include employers, security personnel, and websites. |
| identifier registry | Identifier Provider | Mediates the creation and verification of subject identifiers. Examples of identifier registries include corporate employee databases, government ID databases, and distributed ledgers. |
| Terms of use | URL | DOI or URN |
| Trusted Identifier | URN | TID:framework:LUID |
| Software in use | Determine the location's expected behavior |
Note that the term Identifier or Attribute Provider is used in this wiki as the distinction between identifiers and attributes is arbitrary and subject to interpretation.
References
- Synonyms include: Assurance Attested Corroborated.
