Verifiable Credentials Data Model

W3C data model for tamper-evident digital credentials, such as diplomas or licences, that can be checked cryptographically. Version 1.0 became a Recommendation in November 2019, and version 2.0, with its Data Integrity and cryptosuite specifications, in May 2025.

Read the specification ↗ w3.org

Part of the thread Who vouches for it? proposes

builds on

• JSON-LD standard 2014 [src]

published by

• World Wide Web Consortium organization 1994 [src]

edited by

• Dave Longley person [src]
• Manu Sporny person [src]

has part

• Verifiable Credential Data Integrity standard 2025 [src]

Sources

• https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/
• https://www.w3.org/news/2025/the-verifiable-credentials-2-0-family-of-specifications-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/