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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
2026-08-20
Revision
1
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Mature

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
73% · stale
Computed at
2026-08-20T10:53:01.799265+00:00
Claimed
88

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
83

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
75

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+13

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-08-20

Proceed with caution

Why
It is a Final OAuth-based spec with multi-format support, but lower interop (82%), a documented shared-nonce limitation, and unconstrained identifier handling make issuance less battle-tested than the presentation side.
Next
Prototype issuance for a single format (SD-JWT VC) using the HAIP profile, define explicit credential_identifier derivation rules, and assess the shared-c_nonce model against your proof-of-possession threat model before going to production.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
12
Tier 1
0
Tier 2
8
Tier 3
4
Supports
4
Contradicts
4
Context
4
Latest observed
2026-01-01

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

Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from mature to mature.

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