Evidence limitation
A credential is not legal status
Direct limitation
Verification does not make the issuer competent, the claim true, the subject consenting or the status legally recognized.
Artifact or claim that may be supported
A verifiable credential can express issuer claims in a tamper-evident exchange model.
What the evidence does not establish
Verification does not make the issuer competent, the claim true, the subject consenting or the status legally recognized.
Additional evidence required
Registry and legal decisions cannot rely on cryptographic validation alone.
Mitigation
Verify issuer authority, claim semantics, currentness, revocation, evidence and applicable law.
Supporting sources
- Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0 — W3C; Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0; W3C Recommendation. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.