# Verifiable Credentials and Presentations

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:books: **Learn about Verifiable Credentials and Presentations**

If you want to learn more about what [Verifiable Credentials and Presentations are, please go over to our learning site here.](https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/introduction-to-decentralised-identity/what-is-a-verifiable-credential-vc)
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## Get started

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Setup Veramo CLI</strong></mark></td><td>Before you get started, you need to install our Veramo packages and setup the CLI. </td><td><a href="/pages/ZaOraERQb5stck56ErB9">/pages/ZaOraERQb5stck56ErB9</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Issue Credentials</strong></mark></td><td>Issue W3C conformant Verifiable Credentials over DIDComm.</td><td><a href="/pages/cIlH8TbVq2hsSBg0eiaN">/pages/cIlH8TbVq2hsSBg0eiaN</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Verify Credentials</strong></mark></td><td>Verify whether Credentials are valid, have been tampered or have expired.</td><td><a href="/pages/Muwub2TrQnVNbwjuxVIb">/pages/Muwub2TrQnVNbwjuxVIb</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Supported Credential types

Veramo SDK plugin supports two major digital Credential types. Below you can learn about these  Credential formats:

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>JSON (JWT)</strong></mark></td><td><strong>JSON Web Token (JWT)</strong> Credentials are a simple way to transmit Trusted Data as a JSON object.</td><td><a href="https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/introduction-to-decentralised-identity/what-is-a-verifiable-credential-vc/what-are-the-different-types-of-verifiable-credentials/json-jwt">https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/introduction-to-decentralised-identity/what-is-a-verifiable-credential-vc/what-are-the-different-types-of-verifiable-credentials/json-jwt</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>JSON-LD</strong></mark></td><td><strong>JSON-LD (Linked Data)</strong> Credentials are a richer data format, allowing applications to follow embedded links to other pieces of Linked Data across the web.</td><td><a href="https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/introduction-to-decentralised-identity/what-is-a-verifiable-credential-vc/what-are-the-different-types-of-verifiable-credentials/json-ld">https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/introduction-to-decentralised-identity/what-is-a-verifiable-credential-vc/what-are-the-different-types-of-verifiable-credentials/json-ld</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Alternatives

Below are a list of alternatives for using Credentials with cheqd support. Each offers a different set of protocols and underlying technical capabilities.

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>cheqd Studio</strong></mark></td><td>Our API product enables users to <strong>use cheqd's functionality with minimal complexity</strong> and easily integrate APIs into existing apps. </td><td><a href="/pages/M8LzJPPc3H2SOjGsNFAQ">/pages/M8LzJPPc3H2SOjGsNFAQ</a></td><td><a href="/files/CGLEPfsyPWvEjCzsSWBD">/files/CGLEPfsyPWvEjCzsSWBD</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Credo</strong></mark></td><td>Credo is an SDK which <strong>supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF)</strong> <strong>standards as well as AnonCreds</strong> with full cheqd support for DIDs. </td><td><a href="/pages/pOSH0ev24gKl6OgNMXEi">/pages/pOSH0ev24gKl6OgNMXEi</a></td><td><a href="/files/OcpafDX6eBFzAx9OByyT">/files/OcpafDX6eBFzAx9OByyT</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>ACA-Py</strong></mark></td><td>ACA-Py (Aries Cloud Agent Python) is an SDK that can issue AnonCreds, JSON-LD and SD-JWT credentials with full cheqd support.</td><td><a href="/pages/xZ6I6d8N4d93KpEmmhmU">/pages/xZ6I6d8N4d93KpEmmhmU</a></td><td><a href="/files/ApLym0ikMHSAfHTEzPJZ">/files/ApLym0ikMHSAfHTEzPJZ</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Walt.id Community Stack</strong></mark></td><td>Walt.id Community Stack is an SDK that supports the <a href="https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/european-digital-identity-architecture-and-reference-framework-outline"><strong>European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF)</strong></a> standards for identity, with full cheqd support. </td><td><a href="/pages/EWJvKSIcSh5Wolt7BjmH">/pages/EWJvKSIcSh5Wolt7BjmH</a></td><td><a href="/files/pJbUVvDJLuKWeNUpCnZO">/files/pJbUVvDJLuKWeNUpCnZO</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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