- From: David Chadwick <D.W.Chadwick@kent.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:08:08 +0100
- To: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>, public-credentials@w3.org
On 27/06/2017 04:25, Timothy Holborn wrote: > 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? There needs to be some sort of proof of possession in the protocol between the presenter and the inspector (unless the VC is a 'public' VC that anyone can presents) regards David > > Tim.h. > > On Tue., 27 Jun. 2017, 7:57 am David Chadwick, <D.W.Chadwick@kent.ac.uk > <mailto: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 > > >
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