Roles definition

Status: in development

The vSelf verifiable credential toolkit defines several roles in the credential management process:

• Issuer

• Holder

• Subject

• Authority

• Verifier

• Validator

• Curator

Issuer is a person or organization that sets up the credential metadata and mints the credential for the holder's NEAR wallet.

Holder is a person or organization that owns the credential in her NEAR wallet.

The data presented in the credential is applied to the credential subject - a person, organization or object. The subject often matches with the holder or is owned by the holder.

Credential authority is a person or organization that is affiliated with the credential and provides an additional signature to the credential.

Verifier is an entity that checks the information in the credential and can make a conclusion about the credential validation. The verifier can be a person, organization, or smart contract method.

Validator is a person or organization that has the appropriate expertise to deeply check the information from the credential and makes a decision about the credential approval.

Curator is a person or organization that has the right to update some of the credential metadata.