IETF OAuth · Credential format
SD-JWT-based Verifiable Digital Credentials (SD-JWT VC)
The data format and processing rules for verifiable credentials with JSON payloads built on SD-JWT: issuer, type, status and key binding, as used by the EU Digital Identity Wallet.
CandidateSubmitted to the IESG; IETF Last Call ended 2026-09-15; intended Proposed StandardCanonical documentsd-jwt-vc
Revisions
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SD-JWT-based Verifiable Digital Credentials (SD-JWT VC) builds on 1
- Selective Disclosure for JSON Web Tokens (SD-JWT)publishedA credential format on top of the selective disclosure mechanism.Source
SD-JWT-based Verifiable Digital Credentials (SD-JWT VC) solves the same problem as 1
- Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0publishedBoth are formats for a credential an issuer signs, a holder keeps and a verifier checks. The EU wallet framework names both; SD-JWT VC is JSON-and-JWT based, the W3C model is a data model with several securing mechanisms.
SD-JWT-based Verifiable Digital Credentials (SD-JWT VC) is referenced by 2
- OpenID for Verifiable Presentations 1.0publishedSD-JWT VC is one of the credential formats it defines presentation rules for.Source
- EUDI Wallet Architecture and Reference FrameworkpublishedNamed as a credential format for wallet attestations.Source
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