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Revision as of 10:01, 5 December 2018

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

Granting a benefit requires proof and verification. Some benefits demand a formal process that includes three parties. In this process, the holder asks for the benefit and the inspector-verifier grants or denies the benefit based on verification of the holder’s qualification from a trusted issuer.

Solution

Taxonomy from the spec

Name in spec Name in this 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 Statement 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.
entity credential in conflict A set of one or more claims made by the same entity about a subject. (unclear how this is different from a verifiable claim)
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.
Entity Profile Trusted Identifier information that, together with a subject identifier id, constitute an entity profile. The properties are not claims and are not intended to be verifiable.
Issued Date Prima facie
Type 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

  1. Synonyms include: Assurance Attested Corroborated.