Digital Credentials

Two widely recognized and rapidly adopted standards are shaping the next generation of digital credentials: the W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) standard and the ISO 18013 standard. Both define digital credentials as cryptographically signed digital files issued to users, who can then present them securely to third parties while maintaining privacy, security, interoperability, and verifiability.

Verifiable Credentials (VCs):

The W3C Verifiable Credential standard establishes a flexible and interoperable model for issuing, holding, and verifying digital credentials. VCs are digitally signed statements that allow individuals to prove attributes —such as their identity, qualifications, or authorizations—. They leverage decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and cryptographic proofs to ensure authenticity and tamper resistance, enabling trust across different ecosystems.

ISO 18013:

The ISO/IEC 18013 standard defines the framework for mobile driving licenses (mDLs) and other identity credentials stored on mobile devices. It ensures secure issuance, storage, and presentation of identity information while enabling offline and online verification. A key aspect of ISO 18013 is its emphasis on privacy-preserving mechanisms, such as selective disclosure, allowing users to share only necessary information rather than their full identity details.

At Blerify, we have fully implemented the W3C Verifiable Credentials and ISO 18013 standards. We have already developed multiple solutions for real world applications across Latin America and the Caribbean. Our composable platform allows organizations to easily configure digital credentials via our web portal and integrate them seamlessly through our SDK libraries and APIs. We have multiple templates and also enable flows for custom credential designs.

For credential verification, we offer an advanced solution based on OpenID4VP, enabling the seamless configuration of Points of Verification (PoVs) across mobile and web platforms. These PoVs allow organizations to request and verify credentials effortlessly while integrating them into their existing interfaces. Our solution provides full configurability, allowing organizations to configure as part of the verifation requests the credential types, trusted issuers, encryption methods, signature formats, and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), among other parameters. This ensures maximum flexibility, security, and interoperability.