Verifiable Credentials and Presentations

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Setup Veramo CLI

Before you get started, you need to install our Veramo packages and setup the CLI.

Issue Credentials

Issue W3C conformant Verifiable Credentials over DIDComm.

Verify Credentials

Verify whether Credentials are valid, have been tampered or have expired.

Supported Credential types

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

JSON (JWT)

JSON Web Token (JWT) Credentials are a simple way to transmit Trusted Data as a JSON object.

JSON-LD

JSON-LD (Linked Data) Credentials are a richer data format, allowing applications to follow embedded links to other pieces of Linked Data across the web.

Alternatives

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

cheqd Studio

Our API product enables users to use cheqd's functionality with minimal complexity and easily integrate APIs into existing apps.

Credo

Credo is an SDK which supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF) standards as well as AnonCreds with full cheqd support for DIDs.

ACA-Py

ACA-Py (Aries Cloud Agent Python) is an SDK that can issue AnonCreds, JSON-LD and SD-JWT credentials with full cheqd support.

Walt.id Community Stack

Walt.id Community Stack is an SDK that supports the European Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF) standards for identity, with full cheqd support.