[transition] REC Request for Verifiable Credentials Suite - vc-data-model-2.0, vc-data-integrity, vc-di-eddsa, vc-di-ecdsa, vc-jose-cose, cid-1.0, vc-bitstring-status-list

REC Request for Verifiable Credentials Suite - vc-data-model-2.0, vc-data-integrity, vc-di-eddsa, vc-di-ecdsa, vc-jose-cose, cid-1.0, vc-bitstring-status-list
from https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/717

# Document titles, URLs, estimated publication date

All publications are currently set to a publication date of 15th of May; to be finalized based on the transition approval and coordination with the communication team (a Press Release is planned). As a result, none of the documents are on /TR yet.

- Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0
  - short name: vc-data-model
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model/transitions/2025/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model/

- Verifiable Credential Data Integrity 1.0
  - short name: vc-data-integrity
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-integrity/transitions/2025/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-integrity/

- Data Integrity EdDSA Cryptosuites v1.0
  - short name: vc-di-eddsa
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-eddsa/transitions/2025/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-eddsa/

- Data Integrity ECDSA Cryptosuites v1.0
  - short name: vc-di-ecdsa
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-ecdsa/transitions/2025/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-ecdsa/

- Securing Verifiable Credentials using JOSE and COSE (see note below)
  - short name: vc-jose-cose
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/vc-jose-cose/transitions/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/vc-jose-cose/

- Controlled Identifiers v1.0
  - short name: cid-1.0
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/cid/transitions/2025/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/cid/

- Bitstring Status List v1.0
  - short name: vc-bitstring-status-list
  - current REC snapshot: https://w3c.github.io/vc-bitstring-status-list/transitions/2025/REC/
  - editors' draft: https://w3c.github.io/vc-bitstring-status-list/


> Note that there is a pending WBS form for some last minutes changes on the "Securing Verifiable Credentials using JOSE and COSE" specification at https://www.w3.org/wbs/33280/PRVCJC_Changes/. The WBS form is open until 23:59, Boston time on 2025-05-04. 


# Abstract

See, respectively:

- https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model/transitions/2025/REC/#abstract
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-integrity/transitions/2025/REC/#abstract
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-eddsa/transitions/2025/REC/#abstract
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-ecdsa/transitions/2025/REC/#abstract
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-jose-cose/transitions/REC/#abstract
- https://w3c.github.io/cid/transitions/2025/REC/#abstract
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-bitstring-status-list/transitions/2025/REC/#abstract

# Status

See, respectively:

- https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model/transitions/2025/REC/#sotd
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-integrity/transitions/2025/REC/#sotd
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-eddsa/transitions/2025/REC/#sotd
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-ecdsa/transitions/2025/REC/#sotd
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-jose-cose/transitions/REC/#sotd
- https://w3c.github.io/cid/transitions/2025/REC/#sotd
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-bitstring-status-list/transitions/2025/REC/#sotd

# Link to group's decision to request transition

See https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/Meetings/Minutes/2025-02-26-vcwg#resolution1 (Group's decision to start an AC review via a Proposed Recommendation)

# Wide Review

## Summary of the AC votes

|                                               | VCDM | VCDI | EdDSA | ECDSA | JOSE/COSE | CID | BSL |
| --------------------------------------------- | :--: | :--: | :---: | :---: | :-------: | :-: | :-: |
| **Supports as is**                            |  42  |  42  |  40   |  40   |    39     | 39  | 40  |
| **Suggests changes but supports publication** |  1   |      |       |       |     1     |  2  |  2  |
| **Does not support publication but no FO**    |      |  1   |       |       |     1     |  1  |     |
| **Suggests changes with an FO**               |      |      |       |       |           |     |     |
| **Does not support publication with an FO**   |      |      |       |       |           |     |     |
| **Abstains**                                  |  2   |  2   |   5   |   5   |     4     |  3  |  3  |

There were no changes on the document during AC review. Some editorial changes came in after the AC review as a response to the reviewers' comments, see below.

Independently of the AC review, last minute issues has been raised by the security review:

- https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-integrity/issues
- https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-eddsa/issues
- https://github.com/w3c/vc-di-ecdsa/issues
- https://github.com/w3c/vc-bitstring-status-list/issues

# Issues addressed

A summary of the comments received during AC review, as well as the responses from the Working Group, have been posted here:
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-archive/2025Apr/0777.html

This archived mail will also be referred to in the announcement of the Rec publication when the time comes.

TL;DR: some comments referred to editorial errors (bug in an example, missing table caption, etc) which have been taken care of for the final release. GitHub issues have been raised for the other, editorial comments that will be taken care of in the maintenance releases.

Additionally, the last minute security issues have been briefly discussed at the last meeting of the WG; none of them are blocking, and will be taken care of during maintenance mode.
- https://w3c.github.io/vc-wg/minutes/2025-04-23.html#a06b


# Link to internal AC Review results

See https://www.w3.org/wbs/33280/vc20/results/

# Formal Objections

None.

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