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Readiness verdict

OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-10-01
Revision
3
Method
v1.4.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Watch

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
84% · fresh
Computed at
2026-10-01T07:49:16.530023+00:00
Claimed
75

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
35

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
35

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+40

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Critical

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Agent-assisted assessment · independently reviewed · 2026-10-01

Suitable for a constrained issuance pilot with explicitly matched wallet profiles.

Why
Final 1.0 works in reference-system flows, while compatibility and operational security still require integration work.
Next
Select the format and profile, run conformance tests, and exercise issuance, deferred delivery, recovery and failure handling with target wallets.

Constraints

Blockers

  • Issuer and wallet formats and optional features must match
  • Reference-system results do not establish production reliability
  • Migration from earlier drafts can require breaking changes
  • Trust, credential status and recovery require ecosystem integration
  • Deferred issuance requires careful token and key protection

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
11
Tier 1
6
Tier 2
4
Tier 3
1
Supports
6
Contradicts
3
Context
2
Latest observed
2026-09-24

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Revision 3

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from mature to mature.
  2. 2026-09-22 Reading moved from mature to mature.
  3. 2026-10-01 Reading moved from mature to watch.

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