credential [ noun ]
AI–generated Summary
Evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlements, or similar privileges.
Definition
Evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like. (source) A credential has its current state and a history, which is captured in a doc or a graph.
ACDC specific
The credential is the whole graph. The pointers in the doc that contain the whole graph are universally globally distributable references via the SAIDs. Whereas in other credential systems pointers are only local in a credential doc.
Other glossaries (or mental models)
ToIP definition
credential:
A container of claims describing one or more subjects. A credential is generated by the issuer of the credential and given to the holder of the credential. A credential typically includes a signature or some other means of proving its authenticity. A credential may be either a physical credential or a digital credential.
See also: verifiable credential.
Supporting definitions:
eSSIF-Lab: data, representing a set of assertions (claims, statements), authored and signed by, or on behalf of, a specific party.
W3C VC: A set of one or more claims made by an issuer.