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  • nChain Identity user documentation
  • 📑INTRODUCTION
    • Introduction to nChain Identity
    • Why choose nChain Identity?
      • DiD differentiators
    • How does nChain Identity work?
      • Data flows
      • Use cases and applications
    • Standards and regulations
  • 📄nChain Identity Issuers
    • What is an issuer?
    • How to become an issuer?
    • Operating an issuer
    • What do issuers do?
    • Issuer API
      • Overview
      • Getting Started
      • Examples
        • Issue an email credential
        • Revoke a claimed email credential
      • API Documentation
        • Credential Offers
        • Agent
        • Claims
  • 📑NCHAIN IDENTITY VERIFIER
    • What is a Verifier?
    • Operating a verifier
    • How to become a verifier?
    • Verifier API
      • Overview
      • Getting Started
      • Examples
        • Verify an email credential
      • API Documentation
        • Verifiable Presentation
        • Verifying
        • Agent
        • SIOP
        • Templates
  • 📄NCHAIN IDENTITY WALLET
    • What is the wallet for?
    • How to receive a Verifiable Credential?
    • How to share a Verifiable Credential?
  • 📑Privacy and Security
    • Privacy and Security Measures: NChain Identity Services
    • Revocation and data deletion
  • 🗃️SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY KNOWLEDGE
    • Self-Sovereign Identity
    • Actors
    • Decentralized vs Self-Sovereign Identity
    • Key Principles of Self-Sovereign Identity
    • Self-Sovereign Identity – Use Cases
    • Digital Trust
    • Some of the critical components of Self Sovereign Identity
      • Trust over IP
    • Some of the critical components of Decentralise ID
      • A Blockchain Tailored for Decentralized Identity
      • Decentralise Identifiers (DiD)
      • Verifiable Credentials
      • Verifiable Presentations
  • 📑GLOSSARY
    • Glossary
  • 📄FAQs / HELP
    • Help & FAQs
      • What is a digital identity?
      • What is nChain Identity, and how does it work?
      • How is blockchain used in nChain Identity?
      • Compatible Blockchains for nChain Identity.
      • How can my business sign up for nChain Identity?
      • How is nChain Identity different to other identity solutions in the market?
      • Can nChain Identity communicate with other identity solutions?
      • What is nChain Identity doing with my data, and does it act as a data processor or controller?
      • What measures does nChain Identity take to protect user data?
      • What support is available for nChain Identity?
      • Can nChain Identity be integrated into our existing systems?
      • How can I get started with nChain Identity?
      • What countries is nChain Identity available in?
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  1. 📄nChain Identity Issuers

What is an issuer?

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An Issuer is any entity that issues Verifiable Credentials (VCs), which can be thought of as statements or claims made about another subject or entity. For example, when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (the Issuer) asserts that an individual (the subject) holds a driving license, this constitutes a credential. Anyone can be an issuer:

  • An online community saying you're a member.

  • The government giving you an official ID.

  • A smart camera confirms you're a person.

  • Your company is vouching for your skills or employment.

Although anyone can function as an Issuer, the acceptance of their credentials depends on the Verifier's judgment. That judgment might be based on the reputation or the legality of the Issuer and, if applicable, the relevance of the claim and all other information the verification tool provides. TRY NCHAIN IDENTITY VERIFIER>>.

The cryptographic signature on the public blockchain ensures the integrity and validity of the signature. Yet, not every credential holds equal weight. The Verifier discerns the legitimacy of the Issuer and the credibility of their credential, akin to acknowledging that while someone, like one's mother, may vouch for one's driving abilities, the authorities may not necessarily validate such a credential. Ultimately, Verifiers wield the authority to affirm, "Indeed, this credential is legitimate and trustworthy."