Learn

The Build guides show you how. These pages explain why. Read them when a credential behaves in a way you didn't expect, when you're deciding which format to issue, or when a verifier asks how they're supposed to trust what you signed.

You don't need to read them in order, but this is the order that tells the whole story.

How Issuance Works

The create → sign → deliver model, end to end.

Credential Formats

W3C Verifiable Credentials vs. ISO 18013 mDocs, and when to use each.

Core Concepts

Organization, project, service account, schema, delivery.

Credential Lifecycle

Every state a credential moves through, and why it only moves forward.

Trust & Signing

Why a verifier trusts your credential without calling you.

Next steps

How Issuance Works — start here for the full picture in one page.

See also: Get Started — when you're ready to stop reading and start issuing.