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Merge pull request #153 from w3c/kid-guidance
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add guidance on kid
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selfissued authored Sep 20, 2023
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In order to complete the <a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-verify">verification</a> process,
a <a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-verifier">verifier</a> needs to obtain the cryptographic keys used to secure the
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If <code>kid</code> is present in the <a data-cite="RFC7515#section-4.1">Protected Header</a>,
a <a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-verifier">verifier</a> can use this parameter
to obtain a <a data-cite="RFC7517#section-4">JSON Web Key</a> to use in the
<a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-verify">verification</a> process.
as a hint indicating which key was used to secure the verifiable credential, when performing a
<a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-verify">verification</a> process as defined in <a data-cite="RFC7515#section-4.1.4">RFC7515</a>.
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<code>kid</code> MUST be present when the key of the <a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-issuers">issuer</a>
or <a data-cite="VC-DATA-MODEL#dfn-subjects">subject</a> is expressed as a DID URL.
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