Weekly github digest (Weekly update on Verifiable Credentials WG activity) from W3C Webmaster via GitHub API on 2026-05-04 (public-credentials@w3.org from May 2026)

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Date: Mon, 04 May 2026 17:01:55 +0000
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Issues
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* w3c/cid (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 issues created:
  - Should application/cid define a profile= parameter? (by trwnh)
    https://github.com/w3c/cid/issues/169 

* w3c/vc-data-model (+1/-3/💬9)
  1 issues created:
  - Deprecate `digestSRI` in v2.1 (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1628 [discuss] [class 2] 

  4 issues received 9 new comments:
  - #1628 Deprecate `digestSRI` in v2.1 (6 by BigBlueHat, iherman, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1628 [discuss] [class 2] 
  - #1624 Clean up identifier definition (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1624 [pr exists] [class 2] 
  - #1617 Revise language around dependent claims (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1617 [pr exists] [class 2] 
  - #1593 Add SD-JWT-VC to Ecosystem Compatibility section (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1593 [pr exists] [class 2] 

  3 issues closed:
  - Clean up identifier definition https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1624 [pr exists] [class 2] 
  - Revise language around dependent claims https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1617 [pr exists] [class 2] 
  - Add SD-JWT-VC to Ecosystem Compatibility section https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1593 [pr exists] [class 2] 

* w3c/vcalm (+1/-0/💬2)
  1 issues created:
  - Consider adding `<exchangeId>/request` endpoint to serve initial VPR/request for VC API protocol (by dlongley)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/633 

  1 issues received 2 new comments:
  - #628 Create Threat Model for VCALM (2 by eric-schuh)
    https://github.com/w3c/vcalm/issues/628 [effort: high] 

* w3c/vc-recognition (+3/-0/💬4)
  3 issues created:
  - Federated Identifier use case (by philarcher)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/74 [discuss] 
  - Create Vocabulary and JSON-LD Context for recognized entities credential (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/73 [discuss] 
  - How are different `type`s supported for `recognizedIn`? (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/71 [discuss] 

  3 issues received 4 new comments:
  - #73 Create Vocabulary and JSON-LD Context for recognized entities credential (2 by iherman, msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/73 [discuss] 
  - #52 Create an example showing both `recognizedTo` and `recognizedIn` used concurrently. (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/52 [ready for pr] 
  - #48 Ensure compatibility with UNTP Digital Identity Anchor work (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/issues/48 [discuss] 

* w3c/vc-barcodes (+1/-2/💬4)
  1 issues created:
  - The introductory examples may need some care... (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/49 

  4 issues received 4 new comments:
  - #39 Very long respec loading... (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/39 
  - #21 Add "bare" VCs in QR Codes to spec (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/21 
  - #19 Outdated `TerseBitstringStatusListEntry` to `BitstringStatusListEntry` conversion (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/19 [good first issue] 
  - #17 Update examples to use proper `TerseBitstringStatusList` entry definition from vc-barcodes context (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/17 [Priority 2] [good first issue] 

  2 issues closed:
  - Add "bare" VCs in QR Codes to spec https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/21 
  - Very long respec loading... https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/issues/39 



Pull requests
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* w3c/vc-data-model (+0/-0/💬3)
  3 pull requests received 3 new comments:
  - #1625 Update URL definition to clarify dereferencing (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1625 
  - #1623 Remove guidance around bundling dependent claims. (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1623 
  - #1622 Clarify that SD-JWT-VC is incompatible with W3C VCs. (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/pull/1622 

* w3c/vc-recognition (+4/-0/💬5)
  4 pull requests submitted:
  - 76  (by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/76 
  - 75  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/75 
  - 72  (by tidoust)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/72 
  - 70  (by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/70 

  4 pull requests received 5 new comments:
  - #75 Rename to "recognized entities credential" (2 by msporny, philarcher)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/75 
  - #72 Adjust URL of live version in README (1 by msporny)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/72 
  - #70 Applies the result of the spec renaming poll (1 by onthebreeze)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/70 
  - #69 Add `digestSRI` property to General Properties (1 by iherman)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-recognized-entities/pull/69 

* w3c/vc-barcodes (+3/-0/💬6)
  3 pull requests submitted:
  - 51  (by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/51 
  - 50  (by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/50 
  - 48  (by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/48 

  5 pull requests received 6 new comments:
  - #48 Update verification examples. (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/48 
  - #46 Added echidna workflow script (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/46 
  - #44 Clarify the two major VC Barcode use cases. (2 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/44 
  - #36 Updated the short name (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/36 
  - #32 Add devcontainer.json for preview in codespaces. (1 by wes-smith)
    https://github.com/w3c/vc-barcodes/pull/32 


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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