[UC] Identity and Credentials Management

[csarven]

Status: Draft

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As an identity owner,
I want to create, manage, and present my digital credentials directly on my own device,
So that I can retain full control over my identity and reduce reliance on third-party services.

Preconditions:

What conditions must be in place or assumed before this use case can begin?

Trigger:

What (user or system) event or action initiates this use case?

Actors:

Describe the primary actor, and any other relevant actors involved in this use case

Distinction:

What unique challenges or distinguishing factors (like technical issues, user experience needs, workflow integration, etc.) are associated with this use case?

Scenario:

Describe an ideal or happy-case scenario where this use case would play out as intended.

Alternative case(s):

What alternative flows or variations should the system handle for this use case?

Error scenario:

What unexpected issues or errors might arise, and how should the system handle them?

Acceptance Criteria:

What conditions or criteria must be met for this use case to be considered successfully handled? What limitations are acceptable?

References:

List any relevant resources or examples that could inform this use case, possibly from other domains or solutions.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-sovereign_identity
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust
• https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9421

[uvdsl]

To add to the references:

• W3C: Verifiable Credentials Data Model v1.1, W3C Recommendation
• Kayode Ezike: SolidVC : a decentralized framework for Verifiable Credentials on the web. MIT, 2019
• Christoph Braun, Tobias Käfer: Attribute-based Access Control on Solid Pods using Privacy-friendly Credentials. SEMANTiCS (Posters & Demos) 2022.
  • where credentials are stored on the user's Solid Pod,
  • and managed with the corresponding Solid-based Wallet, available on my Github
• Jonas Steinbach, Gertjan De Mulder, Ben De Meester, Beatriz Esteves, Ruben Verborgh: Inter-Pod Credential Exchange Protocol via Linked Data Notifications. SDS@ESWC 2024