[EDITOR'S DRAFT] Verifiable Claims Working Group Proposal

This is a proposal for the creation of a Verifiable Claims Working Group at W3C. This proposal has been put forward by a number of W3C member companies and community groups for examination by the greater W3C community. This work has been incubated for the past two years in the W3C Web Payments Community Group, the W3C Credentials Community Group and for the past six months in the Verifiable Claims Task Force. The following documents have been prepared for the W3C Advisory Committee to evaluate the proposal.

• Verifiable Claims Primer - An introduction to verifiable claims for W3C Advisory Committee Representatives. 3 minute read.
• Verifiable Claims Working Group Draft Charter - The draft charter that is being proposed for approval by W3C membership. 15 minute read.

Supporting Documentation

• Verifiable Claims Architecture - A proposed architecture for verifiable claims. 5 minute read.
• Demonstration of Support for Verifiable Claims - Survey results proving that the Verifiable Claims work is widely supported by industry. 10 minute read.
• Verifiable Claims FAQ - Frequently asked questions related to the Verifiable Claims work. 15 minute read.
• Verifiable Claims Use Cases - A selection of Verifiable Claims use cases that are representative of the work. 30 minute read.
• Proposed Verifiable Claims Data Model Specification - The input specification that the Verifiable Claims Working Group will attempt to standardize. 30 minute read.
• Preliminary Implementer Commitments - A list of companies that have registered their interest in deploying the proposed Verifiable Claims solution. 3 minute read.

About this Proposal

This proposal was created by the Verifiable Claims Task Force, which is a task force of the Web Payments Interest Group.