Weekly github digest (Weekly update on Verifiable Credentials WG activity) from W3C Webmaster via GitHub API on 2026-08-03 (public-credentials@w3.org from August 2026)

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Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:01:58 +0000
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Issues
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* w3c/vc-overview (+7/-0/💬15)
  7 issues created:
  - Section on WG notes? (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/35 
  - Lifecycle details from version 1.0? (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/34 
  - Barcode processing plugin did not seem to work... (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/33 
  - Review of the SD description (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/32 
  - SD and Quantum with regard jose cose? (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/31 
  - Linked resources example json schemas? (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/30 
  - Render method examples (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/29 

  3 issues received 15 new comments:
  - #33 Barcode processing plugin did not seem to work... (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/33 
  - #32 Review of the SD description (3 by Wind4Greg, iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/32 
  - #30 Linked resources example json schemas? (11 by iherman, msporny, philarcher)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/30 

* w3c/vc-render-method (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #54 Should we try to use a single type, e.g., "RenderSuiteRenderMethod", or multiple types for the known render methods of interest? (1 by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/issues/54 

* w3c/vc-confidence-method (+1/-0/💬2)
  1 issues created:
  - Change the short name (by denkeni)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/46 

  2 issues received 2 new comments:
  - #37 Add DID-based verification method approaches to the spec (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/37 [pr exists] 
  - #20 Add did-auth as initial confidence method (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/20 [pr exists] 

* w3c/vcalm (+4/-0/💬8)
  4 issues created:
  - Include optional `credentialOffer` property in a VPR that announces VCs to be issued in step (by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/689 
  - Consider normatively/non-normatively adding site display information in interaction URL response (by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/688 
  - Resolve tension between Threat Model and Privacy & Security Considerations (by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/687 [effort: high] [threat-model] 
  - Add normative reference to `jsonata` definition. (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/686 

  6 issues received 8 new comments:
  - #689 Include optional `credentialOffer` property in a VPR that announces VCs to be issued in step (1 by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/689 
  - #683 Add link to threat model document in main spec (1 by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/683 [pr exists] [effort: low] [threat-model] 
  - #664 No way for an exchange participant to decline/terminate an exchange (1 by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/664 [effort: low] [v1.0] 
  - #660 Define a query type for confidence methods in general (1 by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/660 [v1.0] 
  - #561 Add sequence diagrams for issuance, presentation, and verification (3 by TallTed, eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/561 [needs-discussion] [effort: high] [v1.0] 
  - #396 Add support for advanced BBS features like pseudonyms (1 by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/396 [needs-discussion] [v1.0] 

* w3c/vc-recognition (+1/-1/💬3)
  1 issues created:
  - Refine UNGRID / UNTP / UNVTD Example (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/107 [discuss] [editorial] 

  3 issues received 3 new comments:
  - #105 Separate discovery from verification in the Algorithms section (1 by onthebreeze)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/105 [ready for pr] [editorial] 
  - #95 Horizontal Reviews for VC Recognized Entities v1.0 (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/95 
  - #90 validation rules for chained credentials (1 by onthebreeze)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/90 [pending close] 

  1 issues closed:
  - validation rules for chained credentials https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/90 [pending close] 

* w3c/vc-barcodes (+1/-3/💬3)
  1 issues created:
  - Security and Privacy Self-Review Questionnaire for VC Barcodes 1.0 (by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/68 

  2 issues received 3 new comments:
  - #41 Create a Threat Model for VC Barcodes (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/41 [ready for pr] 
  - #34 Add privacy considerations discussion to the spec. (2 by TallTed, wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/34 

  3 issues closed:
  - Create a Threat Model for VC Barcodes https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/41 [ready for pr] 
  - The introductory examples may need some care... https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/49 
  - Add privacy considerations discussion to the spec. https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/34 

* w3c/vc-data-integrity (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #344 Move General Selective Disclosure Functions from VC-DI-ECDSA to VC-Data-Integrity (1 by Wind4Greg)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-integrity/issues/344 [ready for pr] 



Pull requests
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* w3c/vc-overview (+3/-0/💬0)
  3 pull requests submitted:
  - 38  (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/pull/38 
  - 37  (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/pull/37 
  - 36  (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/pull/36 

* w3c/vc-render-method (+3/-0/💬3)
  3 pull requests submitted:
  - 58  (by dmitrizagidulin)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/58 
  - 57  (by dmitrizagidulin)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/57 
  - 56  (by dmitrizagidulin)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/56 

  2 pull requests received 3 new comments:
  - #58 Remove EmbeddedRenderer section. (2 by iherman, isaackps)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/58 
  - #49 Remove pdf-mustache render suite and svg-mustache render suite. (1 by dmitrizagidulin)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/49 

* w3c/vc-confidence-method (+3/-0/💬1)
  3 pull requests submitted:
  - 45  (by denkeni)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/pull/45 
  - 44  (by denkeni)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/pull/44 
  - 43  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/pull/43 

  1 pull requests received 1 new comments:
  - #45 Align with the original VCDM 2.0 definition (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/pull/45 

* w3c/vcalm (+2/-0/💬0)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 685  (by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/685 
  - 684  (by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/684 

* w3c/vc-recognition (+1/-0/💬13)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 108  (by philarcher)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/108 

  3 pull requests received 13 new comments:
  - #108 Aligning the GS1 appendix (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/108 
  - #106 Add validFrom/validUntil to recognized actions. (3 by TallTed, dlongley, iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/106 
  - #104 Add complete UN GRID example to appendix (9 by JohnOnGH, iherman, msporny, onthebreeze)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/104 

* w3c/vc-barcodes (+0/-0/💬6)
  3 pull requests received 6 new comments:
  - #65 Add threat model. (3 by TallTed, simoneonofri, wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/65 
  - #62 Secure content, not secure barcode Will fix #58 (2 by philarcher, wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/62 
  - #52 Update introductory examples. (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/52 

* w3c/vc-data-integrity (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 356  (by Wind4Greg)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-integrity/pull/356 

* w3c/vc-data-model-2.0-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 175  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model-2.0-test-suite/pull/175 

* w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 72  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite/pull/72 

* w3c/vc-di-ecdsa-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 122  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ecdsa-test-suite/pull/122 

* w3c/vc-di-eddsa-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 71  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-eddsa-test-suite/pull/71 

* w3c/vc-di-ed25519signature2020-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 62  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ed25519signature2020-test-suite/pull/62 

* w3c/vc-di-bbs-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 81  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-bbs-test-suite/pull/81 


Repositories tracked by this digest:
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* https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-use-cases
* https://github.com/w3c/cid
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method
* https://github.com/w3c/vcalm
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognition
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-integrity
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ecdsa
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-eddsa
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-bbs
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-jose-cose
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-json-schema
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-specs-dir
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-imp-guide
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-test-suite-implementations
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model-2.0-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ecdsa-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-eddsa-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ed25519signature2020-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-bbs-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-jose-cose-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/vc-json-schema-test-suite
* https://github.com/w3c/respec-vc


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