Re: Terminology poll

How does this spec certify the "person" storing or making use of the claim?

The claim / credential itself is intended to be a controlled instruments, I
am unsure how this spec necessarily ensures a particular "identity" or
indeed subject,  the sole operator of it?

Tim.h.

On Tue., 27 Jun. 2017, 7:57 am David Chadwick, <D.W.Chadwick@kent.ac.uk>
wrote:

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> On 26/06/2017 17:12, Dave Longley wrote:
> > The creator or originator of the claim is the "Claimant" --
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> I dispute that. A claimant is defined as follows
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> a person who makes a claim. Dictionary.com
> A person making a claim. Oxford dictionary
> a person who asks for something that they believe belongs to them or
> that they have a right to. Cambridge dictionary
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> Clearly this is not the issuer who created the VC. This is the person
> that is presenting it to the inspector.
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> When I go to claim social security I am the claimant, and I present
> documents (VCs) issued to me by the government to show my entitlement.
> To call the government that issued my documents the claimant is bizarre
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> regards
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> David
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