JSON (JWT)
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JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard () that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.
This information can be verified and trusted because it is digitally signed.
JWTs are widely used in legacy identity infrastructure, underlying the frameworks used by and . As such, there is a plethora of software libraries and toolkits for developers to build upon using JWT, making their adoption far more seamless than other Verifiable Credential formats.