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Fix grammar suggested by @TallTed in #1549.
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gabe authored and msporny committed Sep 15, 2024
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<p>
[=Credentials=] are integral to our daily lives; driver's licenses confirm
our capability to operate motor vehicles, university degrees assert our level
of education, and government-issued passports permit travel between countries.
This specification provides a mechanism to express these sorts of
[=credentials=] on the Web in cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting,
and machine-verifiable way.
of education, and government-issued passports attest to our citizenship when
traveling countries. This specification provides a mechanism to express these
sorts of [=credentials=] on the Web in a cryptographically secure,
privacy-respecting, and machine-verifiable way.
</p>
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<h2>Introduction</h2>

<p>
[=Credentials=] are integral to our daily lives; driver's licenses confirm
[=Credentials=] are integral to our daily lives: driver's licenses confirm
our capability to operate motor vehicles, university degrees assert our level
of education, and government-issued passports permit travel between countries.
This specification provides a mechanism to express these sorts of
[=credentials=] on the Web in cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting,
and machine-verifiable way. These [=credentials=] provide
of education, and government-issued passports attest to our citizenship when
traveling between countries. This specification provides a mechanism to express
these sorts of [=credentials=] on the Web in a cryptographically secure,
privacy-respecting, and machine-verifiable way. These [=credentials=] provide
benefits to us when used in the physical world, but their use on the Web
continues to be elusive.
</p>

<p>
It is currently difficult to express education qualifications, healthcare
data, financial account details, and other third-party [=verified=]
machine-readable personal information on the Web. The challenge of expressing
digital [=credentials=] on the Web hinders our ability to receive the same
benefits physical [=credentials=] provide us in the real world.
It is currently difficult to express educational qualifications, healthcare
data, financial account details, and other third-party-[=verified=]
personal information in a machine-readable way on the Web. The challenge of
expressing digital [=credentials=] on the Web hinders our ability to receive
the same benefits that physical [=credentials=] provide us in the real world.
</p>

<p>
This specification standardizes a way of expressing [=credentials=] on the
Web, ensuring they are cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting, and
Web that ensures they are cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting, and
machine-verifiable.
</p>

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The components that constitute a [=verifiable presentation=]
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<li>
An ecosystem where one [=verifiable credentials=]
An ecosystem where [=verifiable credentials=]
and [=verifiable presentations=] are useful
</li>
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<li>
Information related to specific properties asserted by
the issuing authority about the [=subject=] (for example, nationality,
the classes of vehicle entitled to drive, or date of birth)
date of birth, or the classes of vehicle they're qualified to drive)
</li>
<li>
Evidence demonstrating how the [=subject=] met the qualifications required
for issuing the [=credential=] (for example, a measurement, proof of
citizenship, or test result)
Evidence by which a [=subject=] was demonstrated to have satisfied the
qualifications required for issuing the [=credential=] (for example,
a measurement, proof of citizenship, or test result)
</li>
<li>
Information related to constraints on the credential (for example,
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<p>
A [=verifiable credential=] can represent all the same information that a
physical [=credential=] represents. The addition of technologies, such as
digital signatures, makes [=verifiable credentials=] more tamper-evident and
physical [=credential=] represents. Adding technologies such as
digital signatures can make [=verifiable credentials=] more tamper-evident and
trustworthy than their physical counterparts.
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<p>
This specification allows [=credentials=] to be produced that are not secured by
signatures or proofs of any kind. These class of [=credentials=] are often
signatures or proofs of any kind. These classes of [=credentials=] are often
useful for intermediate storage, or self-asserted information, which is
analogous to filling out a form on a web page. Implementers should be aware that
these [=credential=] types are not [=verifiable=] because the
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