# Verifiable Credential **Domain:** Digital identity standard **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **verifiable credential** is a tamper-evident set of claims issued under a defined data model and checked through cryptographic proofs. ## Significance Verification establishes issuer and integrity conditions, while trust still depends on issuer authority, schema, revocation, and context. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [[articles/gamification/The X Ledger|The X Ledger]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/) ## Routes [[wiki/W3C Decentralized Identifier|W3C Decentralized Identifier]] · [[wiki/Ethereum Attestation Service|Ethereum Attestation Service]] · [[wiki/Credential Production|Credential Production]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]