Living definition
What is OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0?
Decentralized Identity Security & Identity
- As of
- 2026-07-23
- Revision
- 2026-07-26.0
- Method
- v1.3.0
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 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 75 (claimed 88, reported 83, gap 13) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Proceed with caution.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-26.0
- Hash
- sha256:e2eb667df093db8819d579dff9aad51021b4977da85db2dfa82f63f9ed4e72b7
- Approved
- 2026-07-26