> ## Documentation Index
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# Verifiable Credentials

> Verifiable Credentials define a tamper-evident format for claims about a subject.

# Verifiable Credentials

Verifiable Credentials define a tamper-evident format for claims about a subject.

**The W3C data model for cryptographically verifiable credentials.**

Verifiable Credentials define a tamper-evident format for claims about a subject.

## Resource details

* **Organization:** W3C
* **Category:** Standards
* **Difficulty:** advanced
* **Official:** Yes
* **Editorial label:** Solid Reference

## Official resource

[Visit Verifiable Credentials](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model)

## Related knowledge

* [JSON-LD](/generated/v2/resources/json-ld) — resource
* [JSON-LD](/generated/v2/resources/json-ld) — related-resource
* [W3C DID](/generated/v2/resources/w3c-did) — resource
* [W3C DID](/generated/v2/resources/w3c-did) — related-resource

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `resource:verifiable-credentials`