diff --git a/documentation/learn/glossary.md b/documentation/learn/glossary.md index 90a266fa26..233856283a 100644 --- a/documentation/learn/glossary.md +++ b/documentation/learn/glossary.md @@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ The act of anchoring is tying to something that is trusted by assumption. Usuall ### Administrator +### AnonCreds + +[AnonCreds](https://hyperledger.github.io/anoncreds-spec/) (Anonymous Credentials) is a verifiable credential format that offers privacy-preserving features like selective disclosure and zero-knowledge proofs. + An administrator is a role who oversees the agent and releated resources, including tenant, Edge Agent management, or external services. Admistrator typically does not participate in day-to-day SSI interactions. ## C @@ -179,6 +183,20 @@ An entity that asserts claim(s) about one or more [subjects](#did-subject) then Allows you to create, retrieve, and manage issued [verifiable credentials (VCs)](#verifiable-credential) between a VC issuer and a VC holder. +## J + +### JSON-LD + +[JSON-LD](https://json-ld.org/spec/FCGS/json-ld/20130328/) (JSON for Linking Data) is a method of encoding Linked Data using JSON. + +### JWT + +[JWT](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519) (JSON Web Token) is a compact, URL-safe means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties. + +### JWT-VC + +[JWT-VC](https://identity.foundation/jwt-vc-presentation-profile/) (JSON Web Token for Verifiable Credentials, also known as VC-JWT) is a verifiable credential encoded as a JSON Web Token. + ## K ### Keycloak Service @@ -202,6 +220,10 @@ This segregation maintains data privacy and security, enhancing scalability and ## O +### OID4VC + +[OID4VC](https://openid.net/sg/openid4vc/) (OpenID for Verifiable Credentials) is an overarching framework and suite of specifications defining how to use OpenID Connect for issuing and presenting verifiable credentials. + ### OIDC OIDC (OpenID Connect), is an authentication protocol built on top of OAuth 2.0. It enables secure user authentication and allows applications to obtain information about users, facilitating single sign-on (SSO) and identity verification in web and mobile applications. @@ -323,6 +345,14 @@ User-Managed Access (UMA) is an authorization framework that allows users to con HashiCorp Vault is a widely used open-source and enterprise-grade solution designed for securely storing, accessing, and managing secrets and sensitive data in modern computing environments. It offers a centralized platform for managing cryptographic keys, passwords, API keys, tokens, and other secrets. +### VCDM 1.1 + +[VCDM 1.1](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/) (W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model v1.1) is a standard data model specification for verifiable credentials. + +### VCDM 2.0 + +[VCDM 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/) (W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0) is the updated standard data model specification for verifiable credentials, succeeding VCDM 1.1. + ### Verifiable Credential (VC) {#verifiable-credential} A verifiable credential is a tamper-evident credential that contains one or more claims made by an issuer whose authorship can be cryptographically verified. It is possible to use VCs to create a [verifiable presentation](#verifiable-presentation). Also, the claims in a VC can be about different subjects.