All Implemented Interfaces:
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public final class VerifiableCredential

                    
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Represents a Verifiable Credential according to the W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model v1.1 and conformant to the Web5 specification. A Verifiable Credential is a tamper-evident credential that has authorship that can be cryptographically verified.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`public class`	`VerifiableCredential.Companion`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private final List<String>`	`context`
`private final List<String>`	`type`
`private final String`	`id`
`private final Issuer`	`issuer`
`private final CredentialSubject`	`credentialSubject`
`private final Date`	`issuanceDate`
`private final Date`	`expirationDate`
`private final CredentialStatus`	`credentialStatus`
`private final CredentialSchema`	`credentialSchema`
`private final List<Map<String, Object>>`	`evidence`
`public final static VerifiableCredential.Companion`	`Companion`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final List<String>`	`getContext()`	A list of contexts used to define the semantic meaning of the data contained in the Verifiable Credential.
`final List<String>`	`getType()`	The type(s) of the Verifiable Credential.
`final String`	`getId()`	The unique identifier for the Verifiable Credential.
`final Issuer`	`getIssuer()`	The entity (either a string or an object) that issued the credential.
`final CredentialSubject`	`getCredentialSubject()`	The subject of the credential, containing claims about the entity described by the credential.
`final Date`	`getIssuanceDate()`	The date and time when the credential was issued.
`final Date`	`getExpirationDate()`	The optional expiration date after which the credential is no longer valid.
`final CredentialStatus`	`getCredentialStatus()`	The credential status information, if applicable (e.g., revoked or suspended).
`final CredentialSchema`	`getCredentialSchema()`	The schema used to validate the data structure of the credential.
`final List<Map<String, Object>>`	`getEvidence()`	An array of evidence supporting the claims made in the credential.
`final String`	`sign(BearerDid bearerDid, String verificationMethodId)`	Signs the Verifiable Credential using the specified Bearer DID and optional verification method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
- Method Detail
  - getContext
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 final List<String> getContext()
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    A list of contexts used to define the semantic meaning of the data contained in the Verifiable Credential.
  - getType
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 final List<String> getType()
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    The type(s) of the Verifiable Credential.
  - getId
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 final String getId()
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    The unique identifier for the Verifiable Credential.
  - getIssuer
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 final Issuer getIssuer()
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    The entity (either a string or an object) that issued the credential.
  - getCredentialSubject
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 final CredentialSubject getCredentialSubject()
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    The subject of the credential, containing claims about the entity described by the credential.
  - getIssuanceDate
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 final Date getIssuanceDate()
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    The date and time when the credential was issued.
  - getExpirationDate
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 final Date getExpirationDate()
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    The optional expiration date after which the credential is no longer valid.
  - getCredentialStatus
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 final CredentialStatus getCredentialStatus()
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    The credential status information, if applicable (e.g., revoked or suspended).
  - getCredentialSchema
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 final CredentialSchema getCredentialSchema()
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    The schema used to validate the data structure of the credential.
  - getEvidence
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 final List<Map<String, Object>> getEvidence()
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    An array of evidence supporting the claims made in the credential.
  - sign
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 final String sign(BearerDid bearerDid, String verificationMethodId)
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    Signs the Verifiable Credential using the specified Bearer DID and optional verification method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bearerDid - The DID used to sign the credential.
    
    verificationMethodId - Optional identifier of the Verification Method for which to sign with.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string representing the signed JWT, serialized as a compact JWS, of the Verifiable Credential.

Class VerifiableCredential

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Method Detail

getContext

getType

getId

getIssuer

getCredentialSubject

getIssuanceDate

getExpirationDate

getCredentialStatus

getCredentialSchema

getEvidence

sign