To create a Verifiable Credential (VC), several core components are involved:

• Claim (Raw Credential)
• Credential type (CType)
• Helper -- Merkle Tree / Wrapper Hashers / Serialization
• Verifiable Credential
• Verifiable Presentation

These elements work together to ensure the integrity, structure, and trustworthiness of VCs.

To better understand their interrelation, let's illustrate how these components come together:

To gain a thorough understanding of each component's specification, let's delve into detailed explanations of each element:

Credential type (CType)

Claim

Verifiable Credential (Private VC)

Public VC

Signature Schema in VC

Verifiable Presentation (VP)