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What is a Verifiable Credential?
A Verifiable Credential is a digitally signed claim — like a diploma or a license — that its owner controls and can prove is real without calling anyone to check. Here's a step-by-step example using a university diploma.
This is an illustrative demo. The repository does not contain a functioning credential issuer or verifier — this walkthrough shows the intended flow so it's easy to picture. Nothing here requires storing the credential itself on a blockchain; it lives in the graduate's own wallet.
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The institution issues a signed credential
On graduation, the university generates a diploma credential and signs it with its own cryptographic key — the digital equivalent of an official seal, but checkable by software.
Where this shows up in Mosaic's work
The same idea applies anywhere someone needs to prove a fact about themselves without re-doing the whole verification process — a diploma, a business license, or a health record. See how it applies to each: