diff --git a/terms.html b/terms.html index d3dd54daf..b6b6b4eb6 100644 --- a/terms.html +++ b/terms.html @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
credential
-A set of one or more claims made by an issuer. +A set of one or more claims made by an issuer. The claims in a credential can be about different subjects.
data minimization
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entity
Anything that can be referenced in statements as an abstract or concrete noun. -Entities include but are not limited to people, organizations, physical things, documents, -abstract concepts, numbers, and strings. Any entity may perform roles -in the ecosystem, if it is capable of doing so. Note that some -entities fundamentally cannot take actions, e.g., the string "abc" -cannot issue credentials.
+Entities include but are not limited to people, organizations, physical things, +documents, abstract concepts, numbers, and strings. Any entity might perform +roles in the ecosystem, if it is capable of doing so. Note that some entities +fundamentally cannot take actions; for example, the string "abc" cannot issue +credentials.
graph
A network of information composed of subjects and their relationship @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
holder
A role an entity might perform by possessing one or more -verifiable credentials and generating verifiable presentations from +verifiable credentials and generating verifiable presentations from them. A holder is often, but not always, a subject of the verifiable credentials they are holding. Holders store their credentials in @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
Data derived from one or more verifiable credentials, issued by one or more issuers, that is shared with a specific verifier. -
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repository
A program, such as a storage vault or personal verifiable credential @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
verifiable credential
-A verifiable credential is a tamper-evident credential that has authorship that +A verifiable credential is a tamper-evident credential that has authorship that can be cryptographically verified. Verifiable credentials can be used to build verifiable presentations, which can also be cryptographically verified.
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verifiable presentation
-A verifiable presentation is a tamper-evident presentation encoded in such a way -that authorship of the data can be trusted after a process of cryptographic -verification. Certain types of verifiable presentations might contain data that -is synthesized from, but do not contain, the original verifiable credentials +A verifiable presentation is a tamper-evident presentation encoded in such a way +that authorship of the data can be trusted after a process of cryptographic +verification. Certain types of verifiable presentations might contain data that +is synthesized from, but do not contain, the original verifiable credentials (for example, zero-knowledge proofs).
verification