[DISCUSSION] - BRC 52 - Identity Certificates

[Danconnolly]

BRC ID

52

Discussion

What are the benefits of this standard over the Verifiable Credentials standard?

[ty-everett]

A unified approach. There is a lot of flexibility with VC, but this can be a curse when it comes to standardization, interoperability, and building strong network effects. For all certificates under this scheme, we mandate:

• Selective disclosure of fields
• 256-bit AES-GCM encryption
• UTXO-based revocation on BSV
• Standardization of algorithmic primitives
  This makes everything simpler for implementers and facilitates greater interoperability, while still supporting the core value proposition: certificates people can take with them anywhere.