- From: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:25:19 +0000
- To: David Chadwick <D.W.Chadwick@kent.ac.uk>, public-credentials@w3.org
Received on Tuesday, 27 June 2017 03:26:05 UTC
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: > > > On 26/06/2017 17:12, Dave Longley wrote: > > The creator or originator of the claim is the "Claimant" -- > > I dispute that. A claimant is defined as follows > > 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 > > Clearly this is not the issuer who created the VC. This is the person > that is presenting it to the inspector. > > 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 > > regards > > David > > > >
Received on Tuesday, 27 June 2017 03:26:05 UTC