SD-JWT VC
SD-JWT VC is the IETF profile that defines how to use SD-JWT to issue and present verifiable credentials: it fixes the claims, type, and key binding a credential needs on top of the underlying SD-JWT selective-disclosure mechanism, so wallets and verifiers can interoperate on the same credential format.
SD-JWT alone only defines how to selectively disclose the claims inside a signed token; SD-JWT VC adds the credential-specific layer on top: a claim identifying the credential type, a required key-binding JWT so a presentation can be tied to the holder's wallet, and rules for status and issuer metadata. It differs from mdoc, the ISO-side format, in encoding and transport rather than in privacy properties: both support selective disclosure, but SD-JWT VC is JSON-based and issued over OpenID4VCI, while mdoc is CBOR-based and issued for offline, in-person presentation. The EUDI ARF names SD-JWT VC alongside mdoc as a format wallets must support.
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Is SD-JWT VC the same as SD-JWT?
No. SD-JWT is the general selective-disclosure mechanism for JSON Web Tokens. SD-JWT VC is a specific profile of it for verifiable credentials, adding a credential type claim, key binding, and issuer metadata rules that a generic SD-JWT does not require.