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Create and verify W3C Verifiable Credentials and Presentations in JWT format
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Create and verify W3C Verifiable Credentials and Presentations in JWT format

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# did-jwt-vc

Create and verify W3C Verifiable Credentials and Presentations in JWT format

## Installation

```
npm install did-jwt-vc
```

## Usage

### Creating JWTs

#### Prerequisites

Create an `Issuer` object to sign JWTs using, for example [ethr-did](https://github.com/uport-project/ethr-did)

```typescript
import { EthrDID } from 'ethr-did'
import { Issuer } from 'did-jwt-vc'

const issuer = new EthrDID({
identifier: '0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198',
privateKey: 'd8b595680851765f38ea5405129244ba3cbad84467d190859f4c8b20c1ff6c75'
}) as Issuer
```

The `Issuer` object must contain a `did` attribute, an `alg` property that is used in the JWT header and a `signer`
function to generate the signature.

#### Creating a Verifiable Credential

Specify a `payload` matching the `CredentialPayload` or `JwtCredentialPayload` interfaces. Create a JWT by signing it
with the previously configured `issuer` using the `createVerifiableCredentialJwt` function:

```typescript
import { JwtCredentialPayload, createVerifiableCredentialJwt } from 'did-jwt-vc'

const vcPayload: JwtCredentialPayload = {
sub: 'did:ethr:0x435df3eda57154cf8cf7926079881f2912f54db4',
nbf: 1562950282,
vc: {
'@context': ['https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1'],
type: ['VerifiableCredential'],
credentialSubject: {
degree: {
type: 'BachelorDegree',
name: 'Baccalauréat en musiques numériques'
}
}
}
}

const vcJwt = await createVerifiableCredentialJwt(vcPayload, issuer)
console.log(vcJwt)
// eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQi...0CQmqB14NnN5XxD0d_glLRs1Myc_LBJjnuNwE
```

#### Creating a Verifiable Presentation

Specify a `payload` matching the `PresentationPayload` or `JwtPresentationPayload` interfaces, including the VC JWTs to
be presented in the `vp.verifiableCredential` array. Create a JWT by signing it with the previously configured `issuer`
using the `createVerifiablePresentationJwt` function:

```typescript
import { JwtPresentationPayload, createVerifiablePresentationJwt } from 'did-jwt-vc'

const vpPayload: JwtPresentationPayload = {
vp: {
'@context': ['https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1'],
type: ['VerifiablePresentation'],
verifiableCredential: [vcJwt]
}
}

const vpJwt = await createVerifiablePresentationJwt(vpPayload, issuer)
console.log(vpJwt)
// eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODI1NDc...JNMUzZ6naacuWNGdZGuU0ZDwmgpUMUqIzMqFFRmge0R8QA
```

### Verifying JWTs

#### Prerequisites

Create a `Resolver` using [did-resolver](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-resolver) and register the
[ethr-did-resolver](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ethr-did-resolver). When verifying a JWT signed by a DID,
it is necessary to resolve its DID Document to check for keys that can validate the signature.

```typescript
import { Resolver } from 'did-resolver'
import { getResolver } from 'ethr-did-resolver'

// see also https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ethr-did-resolver#multi-network-configuration
const providerConfig = {
rpcUrl: 'https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/',
registry: '0xdca7ef03e98e0dc2b855be647c39abe984fcf21b'
}
const resolver = new Resolver(getResolver(providerConfig))
```

#### Verifying a Verifiable Credential

Pass in a VC JWT along with the resolver to verify using the `verifyCredential` function:

```typescript
import { verifyCredential } from 'did-jwt-vc'

const verifiedVC = await verifyCredential(vcJwt, resolver)
console.log(verifiedVC)
/*
{
"payload": {
// the original payload of the signed credential
},
"doc": {
// the DID document of the credential issuer (as returned by the `resolver`)
},
"issuer": "did:ethr:0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198", //the credential issuer
"signer": {
//the publicKey entry of the `doc` that has signed the credential
},
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1NjY...Sx3Y2IdWaUpatJQA", // the original credential

//parsed payload aligned to the W3C data model
"verifiableCredential": {
"@context": [Array],
"type": [ "VerifiableCredential", "UniversityDegreeCredential" ],
"issuer": {
"id": "did:ethr:0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198"
},
"issuanceDate": "2019-07-12T16:51:22.000Z",
"credentialSubject": {
"id": "did:ethr:0x435df3eda57154cf8cf7926079881f2912f54db4"
"degree": {
"type": "BachelorDegree",
"name": "Baccalauréat en musiques numériques"
},
},
"proof": {
// proof type for internal use, NOT a registered vc-data-model type
"type": "JwtProof2020",
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1NjY...Sx3Y2IdWaUpatJQA"
}
}
}
*/
```

#### Verifying a Verifiable Presentation

Pass in a VP JWT along with the resolver to verify using the `verifyPresentation` function:

```typescript
import { verifyPresentation } from 'did-jwt-vc'

const verifiedVP = await verifyPresentation(vpJwt, resolver)
console.log(verifiedVP)
/*
{
//original JWT payload
payload: {
iat: 1568045263,
vp: {
'@context': [Array],
type: ['VerifiablePresentation'],
verifiableCredential: [
'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1NjY5...lpNm51cqSx3Y2IdWaUpatJQA'
]
},
iss: 'did:ethr:0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198'
},

doc: {
// the DID document of the presentation issuer (as returned by the `resolver`)
},

signer: {
//the publicKey entry of the `doc` that has signed the presentation
},

issuer: 'did:ethr:0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198',

jwt: 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1NjgwNDUyNjMsInZwIjp7...ViNNCvoTQ-swSHwbELW7-EGPAcHLOMiIwE',

// parsed payload aligned to the W3C data model
verifiablePresentation: {
verifiableCredential: [
{
iat: 1566923269,
credentialSubject: {
degree: { type: 'BachelorDegree', name: 'Baccalauréat en musiques numériques' },
id: 'did:ethr:0x435df3eda57154cf8cf7926079881f2912f54db4'
},
issuer: { id: 'did:ethr:0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198' },
type: ['VerifiableCredential', 'UniversityDegreeCredential'],
'@context': [Array],
issuanceDate: '2019-07-12T16:51:22.000Z',
proof: {
type: 'JwtProof2020',
jwt: 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1NjY5...lpNm51cqSx3Y2IdWaUpatJQA'
}
}
],
holder: 'did:ethr:0xf1232f840f3ad7d23fcdaa84d6c66dac24efb198',
type: ['VerifiablePresentation'],
'@context': [Array],
issuanceDate: '2019-09-09T16:07:43.000Z',
proof: {
// proof type for internal use, NOT a registered W3C vc-data-model proof type
type: 'JwtProof2020',
jwt: 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NkstUiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1NjgwNDUyNjMsInZwI...ViNNCvoTQ-swSHwbELW7-EGPAcHLOMiIwE'
}
}
}
*/
```

#### Notes on verification and proof properties

The result of the verification methods, when successful, also conveniently contain the decoded and parsed payloads, in a
format that closely matches the [W3C data model](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/) for verifiable credentials and
presentations. This makes it easier to work with both credential encodings in the same system. This parsed payload also
shows a `proof` property that lists the full JWT credential or presentation.

The `JwtProof2020` is a synthetic proof type, usable for differentiating credentials by type. It is not a registered W3C
VC Data Model algorithm and should not be treated as such.

Also note that the `@context` fields that appear in this parsed payload are the same as the ones in the incoming JWT.
This means that the parsed payload will probably not be suitable for an LD-processor.

Please see #54 for more information.