Re: public key in a verifiable credential

The exact use case is an OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server that issues JWTs that include the "client" public keys. For a number of reasons we want to replace these JWTs with VCs, but we cannot find a straightforward way to include the "client" key in the VC.

Best,
Nikos 
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Nikos Fotiou - http://pages.cs.aueb.gr/~fotiou
Researcher - Mobile Multimedia Laboratory
Athens University of Economics and Business
https://mm.aueb.gr

> On 1 Apr 2021, at 5:34 PM, Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com> wrote:
> 
> @Nikos Fotiou You seem to be describing the authorization use-case based on VCs. This is reasonable and has been extensively discussed already but I'm having a hard time remembering which thread. 
> 
> - Adrian
> 
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 10:20 AM Nikos Fotiou <fotiou@aueb.gr> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The VC includes a list of "IoT devices" that a "user" can access. The subject is the "user" and each "user" can be authenticated by a public key. We do not want the VC to be used as a bearer token.  
> 
> Best,
> Nikos 
> --
> Nikos Fotiou - http://pages.cs.aueb.gr/~fotiou
> Researcher - Mobile Multimedia Laboratory
> Athens University of Economics and Business
> https://mm.aueb.gr
> 
> > On 1 Apr 2021, at 4:57 PM, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On 4/1/21 7:56 AM, Nikos Fotiou wrote:
> >> I find the latter approach "cleaner" but I am not sure if it is correct.
> >> Any opinion?
> > 
> > Could you elaborate more on the use case, Nikos?
> > 
> > What are you trying to express with the VC? That might help us answer your
> > question with more specific guidance.
> > 
> > Note that a DID Document is one example of a data structure that does what
> > you're trying to do.
> > 
> > Have you considered the type of relationship between the subject and the
> > public key? Or is the VC subject the public key?
> > 
> > -- manu
> > 
> > -- 
> > Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/
> > Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
> > blog: Veres One Decentralized Identifier Blockchain Launches
> > https://tinyurl.com/veres-one-launches
> > 
> > 
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