> ## Documentation Index
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# Credential Issuer

> An entity that creates and cryptographically signs a verifiable credential containing claims about a subject.

# Credential Issuer

An entity that creates and cryptographically signs a verifiable credential containing claims about a subject.

## Definition

An entity that creates and cryptographically signs a verifiable credential containing claims about a subject.

## Why it matters

Digital-identity concepts explain how blockchain and cryptography can support verifiable credentials and user-controlled identity.

## Related knowledge

* [Blockchain](/categories/blockchain) — term
* [Cryptography](/categories/cryptography) — term
* [Web3](/categories/web3) — term

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `glossary:credential-issuer`