From 1ff609346d8c6fb5382e45377fea831e52f5e904 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brent
-TBD
+Verification is the process a verifier or holder undergoes
+when presented with a verifiable presentation or
+verifiable credential. Verification includes checking the
+presented item against the core
+data model, and may also include validating the provided proof section and
+checking the item's status.
Verification
This section is non-normative.
Specific Verifiable Credentials
that should work for most use cases.
+Protecting the integrity of content is an important component of verification. +Verifiers need to have confidence that the content they rely on to +verify credentials doesn't change without their knowledge. This content +may include data schemas, identifiers, public keys, etc. +
++There are a number of ways to provide content integrity protection. A few of +them are provided in greater detail below. +
++Hashlink URLs can be used to provide content integrity for links to external +resources. +
++A verifiable data registry can also provide content integrity protection. +One example of a verifiable data registry which provides content +integrity protection is a distributed ledger. +
+- Hashlink URLs can be used to provide content integrity for links to - external resources. -
-
-Verification is the process a verifier or holder undergoes
+Verification is the process a verifier or holder performs
when presented with a verifiable presentation or
verifiable credential. Verification includes checking the
presented item against the core
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Content Integrity
There are a number of ways to provide content integrity protection. A few of -them are provided in greater detail below. +them are described in greater detail below.
There are a number of ways to provide content integrity protection. A few of -them are described in greater detail below. +these are described in greater detail below.
-Hashlink URLs can be used to provide content integrity for links to external -resources. +Hashlink URLs +can be used to provide content integrity for links to external resources.