Government-approved digital credentials (driver license, etc.) are becoming more commonly used online. The @w3c Digital Credentials #API enables websites to request credentials, and for users to

Government-approved digital credentials (driver license, etc.) are becoming more commonly used online. The @w3c@w3c.social Digital Credentials #API enables websites to request credentials, and for users to consent to return credentials that they carry around in #DigitalWallets
▶️ https://www.w3.org/TR/digital-credentials/
#FPWD #timetogiveinput

@simone@w3c.social explains how this API advances #privacy-preserving Web identities: https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/w3c-digital-credentials-api-publication-the-next-step-to-privacy-preserving-identities-on-the-web/ #gc25

Feedback welcome: https://github.com/w3c-fedid/digital-credentials/

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w3cdevs@w3c.social · 2 pts · 1y

It's happening right now in Geneva 🇨🇭! The @w3c team (@simone, @dontcallmeDOM, @plehegar, @p20n, Tara Whalen and Sylvia Cadena) and W3C members join global leaders in shaping the future of digital identity to promote trusted wallets, credentials and infrastructure for the benefit of all humans.

Find out more: https://globaldigitalcollaboration.org/ #gdc25

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