Verifiable Credentials with Verifiable Event History Logs (VEHLs)? from Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) on 2026-01-21 (public-credentials@w3.org from January 2026)

From: Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <mwherman@parallelspace.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:49:04 +0000
To: Stephen Curran <swcurran@gmail.com>, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
CC: "public-credentials@w3.org" <public-credentials@w3.org>
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Maybe I'm missing something...a screw
loose? 😉 ...

The recent discussions about did:cel and Bills of Lading suggest, in my mind, that people are conflating did:cell DID Identity Document verifiable event histories with wanting to track changes in what is actually/should be a VC.

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

To keep everything/everyone safe in its own lane, should we, separately, consider adding a Verifiable Event History Log (VEHL) enhancement to VCs?

Michael Herman
Chief Digital Architect
Web 7.0 Foundation

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