Weekly github digest (Weekly update on Verifiable Credentials WG activity) from W3C Webmaster via GitHub API on 2026-08-10 (public-credentials@w3.org from August 2026)

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:01:59 +0000
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Issues
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* w3c/vc-overview (+3/-1/💬5)
  3 issues created:
  - Consistency of V|verifiable C|crednetial (by philarcher)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/44 [editorial] 
  - "Alumnus" is used throughout. Consider "Alum" or "Matriculation" instead. (by TallTed)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/41 
  - Reorganization of the embedded proof section (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/40 

  4 issues received 5 new comments:
  - #41 "Alumnus" is used throughout. Consider "Alum" or "Matriculation" instead. (2 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/41 
  - #40 Reorganization of the embedded proof section (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/40 
  - #32 Review of the SD description (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/32 
  - #30 Linked resources example json schemas? (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/30 

  1 issues closed:
  - Linked resources example json schemas? https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/issues/30 

* w3c/vc-data-model (+1/-0/💬6)
  1 issues created:
  - Add new W3C Threat Model to specification (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1637 [pr exists] 

  4 issues received 6 new comments:
  - #1637 Add new W3C Threat Model to specification (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1637 [pr exists] 
  - #1635 w3c (1 by dmitrizagidulin)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1635 [pending close] [spam] 
  - #1634 Terminology for processing modes (3 by dmitrizagidulin, filip26, iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1634 [class 2] 
  - #1619 Schema lacking `format` field (1 by dmitrizagidulin)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1619 [ready for PR] [class 2] 

* w3c/vc-render-method (+1/-0/💬1)
  1 issues created:
  - Editorial comments on (JSON) cards (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/issues/61 

  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 iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/issues/54 

* w3c/vc-confidence-method (+0/-0/💬3)
  2 issues received 3 new comments:
  - #46 Change the short name (1 by denkeni)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/46 
  - #30 Consider ISO IEC 29115:2013 (2 by denkeni, filip26)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/issues/30 

* w3c/vcalm (+1/-2/💬3)
  1 issues created:
  - Consider including `recipientPublicJwk` (or similarly named) property in VPR for encrypted responses (by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/693 

  3 issues received 3 new comments:
  - #649 Allow multiple presentations to be sent in a response via an array value for `verifiablePresentation` (1 by kezike)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/649 [pr exists] [effort: low] [v1.0] 
  - #631 Mermaid diagrams for interactions are incorrect (1 by kezike)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/631 [pr exists] [v1.0] 
  - #605 Fix rendering issues that occur whenever `oneOf` is used with `required` constraint (1 by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/605 [v1.0] 

  2 issues closed:
  - Allow multiple presentations to be sent in a response via an array value for `verifiablePresentation` https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/649 [pr exists] [effort: low] [v1.0] 
  - Mermaid diagrams for interactions are incorrect https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/631 [pr exists] [v1.0] 

* w3c/vc-recognition (+4/-1/💬12)
  4 issues created:
  - Show some non-ASCII/non-English examples and label the English (by aphillips)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/112 [i18n-needs-resolution] 
  - `legalName` does not permit a "language value object" (by aphillips)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/111 [i18n-needs-resolution] 
  - Examples are USA-centric? (by aphillips)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/110 [i18n-needs-resolution] 
  - Recognized Entities and Transfer of Ownership (by tsnyder-gs1us)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/109 [discuss] 

  4 issues received 12 new comments:
  - #112 Show some non-ASCII/non-English examples and label the English (1 by TallTed)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/112 [i18n-needs-resolution] 
  - #107 Refine UNGRID / UNTP / UNVTD Example (7 by JohnOnGH, TallTed, iherman, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/107 [discuss] [editorial] 
  - #91 Deprecate/remove `use-cases.html` replace with inline use cases section. (2 by iherman, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/91 [ready for pr] 
  - #89 Discovery model for recognised entity VCs (2 by iherman, onthebreeze)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/89 [discuss] 

  1 issues closed:
  - Discovery model for recognised entity VCs https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/89 [discuss] 

* w3c/vc-barcodes (+2/-1/💬1)
  2 issues created:
  - Accessibility Self-Review Questionnaire for Verifiable Credential Barcodes v1.0 (by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/70 
  - Internationalization Self-Review Questionnaire for VC Barcodes v1.0 (by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/69 

  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #58 "Secure barcodes" (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/58 [documentation] [needs-discussion] [ready for pr] 

  1 issues closed:
  - "Secure barcodes" https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/58 [documentation] [needs-discussion] [ready for pr] 

* w3c/vc-data-integrity (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #354 Copyrigh notice on threat-model.js needs to be restored (1 by Wind4Greg)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-integrity/issues/354 [pending close (7 days)] 



Pull requests
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* w3c/vc-overview (+3/-0/💬0)
  3 pull requests submitted:
  - 43  (by philarcher)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/pull/43 
  - 42  (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/pull/42 
  - 39  (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-overview/pull/39 

* w3c/cid (+1/-0/💬2)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 178  (by mxshea)
    https://github.com/w3c/cid/pull/178 

  2 pull requests received 2 new comments:
  - #178 Update index.html #167 (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/cid/pull/178 
  - #172 Update controlled identifier definition in index.html (1 by brentzundel)
    https://github.com/w3c/cid/pull/172 

* w3c/vc-data-model (+2/-0/💬8)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 1639  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1639 
  - 1638  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1638 

  3 pull requests received 8 new comments:
  - #1639 Migrate Security/Privacy Considerations to Threat Model (1 by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1639 
  - #1638 Add basic threat model. (6 by iherman, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1638 
  - #1629 Deprecate `digestSri`. (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1629 

* w3c/vc-render-method (+2/-0/💬3)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 60  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/60 
  - 59  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/59 

  1 pull requests received 3 new comments:
  - #58 Remove EmbeddedRenderer section. (3 by iherman, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-render-method/pull/58 

* w3c/vc-confidence-method (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 pull requests received 1 new comments:
  - #43 Add sections on cryptographic keys and controlled identifiers (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-confidence-method/pull/43 

* w3c/vcalm (+4/-0/💬11)
  4 pull requests submitted:
  - 694  (by kezike)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/694 
  - 692  (by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/692 
  - 691  (by PatStLouis)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/691 
  - 690  (by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/690 

  4 pull requests received 11 new comments:
  - #694 Register interaction protocol schemes (7 by iherman, kezike, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/694 
  - #692 Fix oneOf + required rendering issues (1 by PatStLouis)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/692 
  - #691 Fix respec-oas RENDER ERROR on Credential/Presentation schemas (2 by PatStLouis, eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/691 
  - #690 Fix oneOf+required respec render issue (1 by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/pull/690 

* w3c/vc-recognition (+0/-0/💬2)
  1 pull requests received 2 new comments:
  - #104 Add complete UN GRID example to appendix (2 by JohnOnGH, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/104 

* w3c/vc-barcodes (+0/-0/💬3)
  1 pull requests received 3 new comments:
  - #62 Secure content, not secure barcode Will fix #58 (3 by philarcher, wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/62 

* w3c/vc-data-integrity (+0/-0/💬3)
  1 pull requests received 3 new comments:
  - #356 Explaining Selective Disclosure (3 by TallTed, iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-integrity/pull/356 

* w3c/vc-test-suite-implementations (+1/-0/💬2)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 124  (by ashushukla0412)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-test-suite-implementations/pull/124 

  2 pull requests received 2 new comments:
  - #124 Add jose-cose tags to Trential (1 by ashushukla0412)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-test-suite-implementations/pull/124 
  - #115 Add TrustVC to implementations (1 by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-test-suite-implementations/pull/115 

* w3c/vc-data-model-2.0-test-suite (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 pull requests received 1 new comments:
  - #175 Update vc-test-suite-implementations at runtime. (1 by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model-2.0-test-suite/pull/175 

* w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite (+2/-0/💬1)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 74  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite/pull/74 
  - 73  (by ashushukla0412)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite/pull/73 

  1 pull requests received 1 new comments:
  - #73 Fix test case if condition (1 by ashushukla0412)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list-test-suite/pull/73 

* w3c/vc-di-ecdsa-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 123  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ecdsa-test-suite/pull/123 

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

* w3c/vc-di-ed25519signature2020-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 63  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ed25519signature2020-test-suite/pull/63 

* w3c/vc-di-bbs-test-suite (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 82  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-bbs-test-suite/pull/82 

* w3c/vc-jose-cose-test-suite (+2/-0/💬1)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 35  (by BigBlueHat)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-jose-cose-test-suite/pull/35 
  - 34  (by ashushukla0412)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-jose-cose-test-suite/pull/34 

  1 pull requests received 1 new comments:
  - #34 Add trential test config (1 by ashushukla0412)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-jose-cose-test-suite/pull/34 


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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