{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/evidence/limitations/credential-is-not-legal-status/",
  "claim": "A verifiable credential can express issuer claims in a tamper-evident exchange model.",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "consequence": "Registry and legal decisions cannot rely on cryptographic validation alone.",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "id": "LIM-K02-002",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "limitation": "Verification does not make the issuer competent, the claim true, the subject consenting or the status legally recognized.",
  "machineRecordUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/data/evidence/limitations/credential-is-not-legal-status.json",
  "mitigation": "Verify issuer authority, claim semantics, currentness, revocation, evidence and applicable law.",
  "name": "A credential is not legal status",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "credential-is-not-legal-status",
  "sourceIds": [
    "SRC-W3C-VC-DM"
  ],
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "topic": "identity",
  "type": "EvidenceLimitation"
}