Standards & technology
Digital credential wallet
A digital credential wallet is an app or hosted space where a person collects, stores, and shares their verifiable digital credentials from many different issuers in one place. Wallets let holders present credentials on demand and let verifiers confirm them quickly.
Key takeaways
- Stores credentials from many issuers
- Owned and controlled by the individual
- Enables easy sharing and verification
- Increasingly based on verifiable credentials / Open Badges 3.0
- Supports portability across platforms
What is a digital credential wallet?
A digital credential wallet is the holder’s hub for digital credentials, a single place to keep verifiable credentials from schools, employers, and training providers.
Why digital wallets matter
Wallets provide portability, individual ownership, and one-click sharing, so a person carries their credentials with them rather than depending on each issuer’s system.
How digital wallets work
Issuers send credentials to the wallet; the holder stores them and shares them with verifiers, who confirm authenticity through the credential’s proof or verification page.
Wallet vs a LinkedIn profile
A wallet stores verifiable credentials with their proofs and metadata. A LinkedIn profile is a display surface, useful for visibility, but not a verifiable store of credentials.