Issuing Credentials

This guide explains how organizations can generate and manage verifiable credentials (VCs) using Ezrah Creds, ensuring secure and transparent identity verification with a decentralized approach.

Credential Issuance Workflow

Organization Registration

Organizations must be registered within Ezrah to issue credentials. Each organization receives a unique Decentralized Identifier (DID) for cryptographically verifiable signing.

Credential Generation

Select the credential type to issue
Provide relevant attributes (name, verification status, timestamp, etc.)
Credential is cryptographically signed using the organization’s DID

Temporary Record Creation

Ezrah Creds maintains a temporary record for tracking issuance history while ensuring the credential itself is not stored centrally, preserving decentralization.

Credential Delivery

Recipients receive their verifiable credentials directly in their Ezrah Wallet, maintaining full control without relying on Ezrah for storage.

Verification and Revocation

Third parties resolve the issuing organization’s DID to verify authenticity
Organizations can revoke credentials when necessary, updating status in the system

Tracking Issued Credentials

Organizations and users can monitor their credentials through the Ezrah Creds platform:

📋 Credential Issuance Log - Complete history of issued credentials and their statuses
🔍 Filtering and Search - Find specific credentials by type, recipient, or date
⚠️ Revocation Status - Real-time validation status of each credential

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Important: While Ezrah maintains issuance logs for convenience, the actual credentials are stored in holders’ wallets, ensuring true self-sovereignty.

References

For more details on interacting with credentials, refer to the following sections:

Organizations and DIDs – Understanding how issuers are verified.
Verification Model – Steps to verify credentials using Ezrah’s platform.
Ezrah Wallet and Credential Management – How credential holders manage and use their issued credentials.

By standardizing the credential issuance process while maintaining decentralization, Ezrah ensures a secure and efficient verification system that aligns with self-sovereign identity principles.