Verifiable Credential

Credentials should conform to the Verifiable Credentials Data Model 1.1 or Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0, expressed as JSON-LD. The fields noted below consist only of those with requirements or semantics that differ from the underlying specification.

JSON-LD Contexts

The following JSON-LD context values are valid for use with DSNP:

Object	`@context`
Verifiable Credential	`https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1`
`https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2`

Verifiable Credential Document

A DSNP Verifiable Credential JSON document specializes the following fields:

Property	Required	JSON Type	Description	Restrictions
`@context`	YES	Array of strings	JSON-LD @context	MUST include `"https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"` or `"https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2"`
`type`	YES	Array of strings	Type of credential	MUST contain `"VerifiableCredential"` per specification; if a `credentialSchema` is present, MUST also contain a string matching the referenced JSON Schema’s `title`.
`issuer`	YES	String or Object	DID or object identifying credential issuer	See Issuer
`credentialSubject`	YES	Object	Object identifying subject and claim	See Credential Subject
`credentialSchema`	no	Object	Reference to schema for this credential	See Credential Schema
`proof`	no	Object	Cryptographic proof of authorship by `issuer`	See Proof

Issuer

The issuer field is required, even for credentials that do not include a proof. Unsigned documents should still use the document creator’s DID.

The issuer field may be a string that is the issuer’s DID, or an object with the issuer’s DID as the id property.

In the object form, the issuer may optionally include references to its own credentials, which may be used by a verifier processing the DSNP trust extension.

Property	Required	JSON Type	Description	Restrictions
`id`	YES	String	DID of issuer	Must be a DSNP DID
`authority`	no	Array	List of relevant credentials with issuer as subject	See Authority

Authority

Objects in the issuer.authority array MUST have the following properties:

Property	Required	JSON Type	Description	Restrictions
`id`	YES	String	URL of Verifiable Credential	MUST be a DSNP Verifiable Credential
`rel`	YES	String	The linked credential’s attribute set type	MUST be a DSNP Attribute Set Type corresponding to the referenced credential document
`digestMultibase`	YES	Array	Array of hashes for linked content validation	MUST include at least one supported hash

Examples:

"issuer": "did:dsnp:86420"

"issuer": {
  "id": "did:dsnp:86420",
  "authority": [
    {
      "id": "https://mydsnpcreds.net/86420-fp",
      "rel": "did:dsnp:123456$FairTradeProducer",
      "digestMultibase": [
        "bciqdnu347gcfmxzbkhgoubiobphm6readngitfywktdtbdocgogop2q"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://mydsnpcreds.net/86420-ap",
      "rel": "did:dsnp:123456$AppleProducer",
      "digestMultibase": [
        "bdyqhwoxp2mc6oyaqpqyd2fvaxralslk32ggazv6nxpp342iec6652tq"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Credential Subject

Property	Required	JSON Type	Description	Restrictions
`id`	YES	String	Subject of the claim data	If describing a DSNP User, MUST be a DSNP User URI; if describing DSNP content, MUST be a DSNP Content URI

The remainder of the contents of the credentialSubject value MUST conform to the JSON schema found via the credentialSchema object.

Credential Schema

Property	Required	JSON Type	Description	Restrictions
`id`	YES	String	URL of schema document	If `type` is `JsonSchemaCredential`, MUST reference a DSNP Verifiable Credential Schema

Proof

Property	Required	JSON Type	Description	Restrictions
`type`	YES	String	Proof type	MUST be `DataIntegrityProof`
`verificationMethod`	YES	String	URI of public key	MUST reference a public key within a DSNP DID document
`cryptosuite`	YES	String	Cryptographic algorithm identifier	MUST be `eddsa-rdfc-2022`
`proofPurpose`	YES	String	Context for assessing proof	MUST be `assertionMethod`
`proofValue`	YES	String	Digital signature proof	MUST be a multibase-encoded signature using `base58btc` encoding

Example

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2"
  ],
  "type": [
    "VehicleOwner",
    "VerifiableCredential"
  ],
  "issuer": "did:dsnp:654321",
  "issuanceDate": "2024-02-12T03:09:40.497Z",
  "credentialSchema": {
    "type": "JsonSchemaCredential",
    "id": "https://dsnp.org/schema/examples/vehicle_owner.json"
  },
  "credentialSubject": {
    "id": "dsnp://999999",
    "make": "DeLorean",
    "model": "DMC-12",
    "year": 1981
  },
  "proof": {
    "type": "DataIntegrityProof",
    "created": "2024-02-12T03:09:44Z",
    "verificationMethod": "did:dsnp:654321#z6Mkumvf8FpJybzi9byLX7qAhTPuKpqH7d5rWyqcrKJ9Mies",
    "cryptosuite": "eddsa-rdfc-2022",
    "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
    "proofValue": "z2YLydotgaGsbRGRxPzmoscd7dH5CgGHydXLKXJXefcT2SJGExtxmkJxGfUGoe81Vm62JGEYrwcS6ht1ixEvuZF9c"
  }
}

DSNP Specification