Security News > 2021 > July > Verifiable credentials are key to the future of online privacy

Verifiable credentials provide a tamper-secure way for users to prove their identity online, without sacrificing their safety, privacy, or security during the process.

Based on a new web standard approved by the W3C in 2019, verifiable credentials are the digital equivalents of the paper documents we carry in our wallets and use to prove who we are in the physical world.

Verifiable credentials offer a much more sophisticated approach.

We've discussed how verifiable credentials allow for selective disclosure.

Using verifiable credentials, airlines can immediately verify that passengers meet the local COVID-19 testing or vaccination requirements of their destination, while ensuring the security and privacy of personal information and rooting out fake certificates.

Increasingly, organizations are looking to verifiable credentials to better manage their data requirements and provide their customers with safer, more private digital experiences.

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