Re: New Paper on VC Flavors

Kaliya: This is very helpful and a good summary of the current best practices. Thank you!

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> On Feb 11, 2021, at 1:38 PM, Kaliya IDwoman <kaliya-id@identitywoman.net> wrote:
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> Hi CCG, 
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>  I wanted to share a paper that I wrote which was just published by LFPH/CCI  - https://www.lfph.io/2021/02/11/cci-verifiable-credentials-flavors-and-interoperability-paper/ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lfph.io/2021/02/11/cci-verifiable-credentials-flavors-and-interoperability-paper/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!ImxGFO3r_2VUkGchto4qC56ynitqHAHCaEPEqGGZcqHe3BPYl4806ijkfrmMbTWn1J01X1Y$>
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>   The PDF can be found here. https://www.lfph.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Verifiable-Credentials-Flavors-Explained.pdf <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lfph.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Verifiable-Credentials-Flavors-Explained.pdf__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!ImxGFO3r_2VUkGchto4qC56ynitqHAHCaEPEqGGZcqHe3BPYl4806ijkfrmMbTWnf2hqlP8$>
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> The first part of the paper elaborated on the following three data formats of VCs by walking through a credential lifecycle:
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> JSON-LD family with LD Signatures or with BBS+ Signatures that enable Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKP or ZKPs)
> JSON with JSON Web Signatures, precisely in the form of a JSON Web Token (JWT)
> ZKP with Camenisch-Lysyanskaya Signatures (ZKP-CL)
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> The second part discussed at length the differences between JSON and JSON-LD and the differences between the two different ways to express ZKPs, namely ZKP-CL and the newest flavor JSON-LD ZKP with BBS+, which is being well received.
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> I hope it can help reduce the confusion in the market and support convergence. 
> 
> - Kaliya
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