This specification describes a Data Integrity cryptographic suite for use when creating or verifying a digital signature using the twisted Edwards Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) and Curve25519 (ed25519). The approach is accepted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards in the latest FIPS 186-5 draft and, after ratification, is expected to meet U.S. Federal Information Processing requirements when using cryptography to secure digital information.
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- Group page: https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/
- Charter: https://www.w3.org/2022/06/verifiable-credentials-wg-charter.html
- Chairs
- Brent Zundel - @brentzundel
- Kristina Yasuda - @Sakurann
- W3C Staff Contact
- Ivan Herman - @iherman
- W3C Credentials Community Group Mailing List (Incubation)
- W3C Verifiable Credentials WG Mailing List (Standardization)
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The VCWG has a set of deliverables and a timeline listed in the most recent VCWG charter