Living definition
What is OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0?
Decentralized IdentitySecurity & Identity
- As of
- 2026-10-01
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) is a protocol defining how a digital wallet obtains a credential from an issuer, reusing OAuth authorization flows to establish who the wallet holder is and what they are entitled to receive. The issuer publishes metadata describing the credentials it offers and their formats, and the wallet exchanges an access token for the signed credential, optionally proving control of the key that credential will be bound to.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-01, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 75, reported 35, gap 40) — Critical evidence strength; current signals suggest Suitable for a constrained issuance pilot with explicitly matched wallet profiles.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06