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Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.1 https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-vc-data-model-2.1-20260409/ Published by Verifiable Credentials Working Group Abstract A verifiable credential is a specific way to express a set of claims made by an issuer, such as a driver's license or an education certificate. This specification describes the extensible data model for verifiable credentials, how they can be secured from tampering, and a three-party ecosystem for the exchange of these credentials that is composed of issuers, holders, and verifiers. This document also covers a variety of security, privacy, internationalization, and accessibility considerations for ecosystems that use the technologies described in this specification. Status of the Document This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C standards and drafts index. Comments regarding this specification are welcome at any time. Please file issues directly on GitHub, or send them to public-vc-comments@w3.org if that is not possible. (subscribe, archives). This document was published by the Verifiable Credentials Working Group as a First Public Working Draft using the Recommendation track. Publication as a First Public Working Draft does not imply endorsement by W3C and its Members. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than a work in progress. This document was produced by a group operating under the W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent that the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy. This document is governed by the 18 August 2025 W3C Process Document. -- This report was automatically generated using https://github.com/w3c/transition-notifier
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