Re: Seeking Support for an Elision-Focused Encoding Format for VCs, VPs & DIDs

thanks chris, will check it out.

*cries in interoperability*

On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 13:23 Christopher Allen <
ChristopherA@lifewithalacrity.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 1:10 PM Christopher Allen <
> ChristopherA@lifewithalacrity.com> wrote:
>
>> *TL;DR* Is there interest in the W3C for a CBOR alternative to the JSON
>> JWT/JSON-LD formats for VCs/VPs & DIDs to focus on support for
>> elision/redaction?
>>
> We have submitted "The Envelope Structured Data Format" to the IETF as an
> Internet-Draft, and it is now available at
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-mcnally-envelope/
>
> ABSTRACT: The envelope protocol specifies a structured format for
> hierarchical binary data focused on the ability to transmit it in a
> privacy-focused way. Envelopes are designed to facilitate "smart documents"
> and have a number of unique features including easy representation of a
> variety of semantic structures, a built-in Merkle-like digest tree,
> deterministic representation using CBOR, and the ability for the holder of
> a document to selectively encrypt or elide specific parts of a document
> without invalidating the document structure including the digest tree, or
> any cryptographic signatures that rely on it.
>
> We welcome interest in the W3C Credential Community Group if these
> capabilities have utility here.
>
> — Christopher Allen
>
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