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W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0

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International (W3C)
v2.0 (2024)
4 domains
4 controls

The W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0 (2024) provides a standard for expressing credentials on the web in a way that is cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting, and machine-verifiable. Verifiable Credentials (VCs) are issued by issuers, held by holders, and presented to verifiers. Key features: selective disclosure (reveal only needed attributes), zero-knowledge proofs, decentralised identifiers (DIDs), JSON-LD representation, and multiple proof formats (Data Integrity, JWT, SD-JWT). Use cases include: digital diplomas, government ID, professional licences, health credentials, and age verification. Foundational technology for EU Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS 2.0), mDL (mobile driver's licence), and numerous national digital identity programmes.

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Framework Domains (4)

A11y and I18n

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Controls in the A11y and I18n domain of W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 — 1 controls
CodeTitle
W3CVCDM-4Accessibility, Internationalization, Security

Data Model

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Controls in the Data Model domain of W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 — 1 controls
CodeTitle
W3CVCDM-2Data Model, Proof, Status

Ecosystem

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Controls in the Ecosystem domain of W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 — 1 controls
CodeTitle
W3CVCDM-1Three-Party Ecosystem (Issuer, Holder, Verifier)

Privacy

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Controls in the Privacy domain of W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 — 1 controls
CodeTitle
W3CVCDM-3Privacy and Selective Disclosure

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0, you already cover:

ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework

50%

2 controls mapped

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CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0

50%

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AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar

50%

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+ 121 more: ISO/IEC 27400:2022 (50%), NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements (50%)

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Maps to 124 other frameworks

4 total controls
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
ISO 19011
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
SLSA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
50%
SIG (Shared Assessments)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
Azure Security Benchmark
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27043
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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ISO 27017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-190
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
OpenSSF Scorecard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27050 - Electronic Discovery (Parts 1-4)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FATF Recommendation 16 - Virtual Asset Travel Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
GAMP 5 - Good Automated Manufacturing Practice
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
GLBA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
HKMA SPM
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
IATF 16949:2016 - Quality Management System for Automotive Production
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISMAP (Japan)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Israel Protection of Privacy Law (5741-1981)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ITAR - International Traffic in Arms Regulations
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ITU Radio Regulations and Space Security Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
South Korea PIPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
MITRE ATT&CK
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
MTCS (Singapore)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-115 (Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-123
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-137
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-144
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-145
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-146
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-61
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-63-4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-88
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-92
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
O-RAN WG11 Security Specification
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Open Banking Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
GLI-33 - Gaming Laboratories International Event Wagering Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
UK Gambling Commission - Cyber Resilience Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
UK Bribery Act 2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
PSD2 SCA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
PTES
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
OWASP Top 10:2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
OWASP SAMM
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
OWASP MASVS
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
OSFI B-13
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Compare W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 with ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework

Frequently Asked Questions

What is W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0?

W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 is a compliance framework from International (W3C) with 4 domains and 4 controls. The W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0 (2024) provides a standard for expressing credentials on the web in a way that is cryptographically secure, privacy-respecting, and machine-verifiable. Verifiable Credentials (VCs) are issued by issuers, held by holders, and presented to verifiers. Key features: selective disclosure (reveal only needed attributes), zero-knowledge proofs, decentralised identifiers (DIDs), JSON-LD representation, and multiple proof formats (Data Integrity, JWT, SD-JWT). Use cases include: digital diplomas, government ID, professional licences, health credentials, and age verification. Foundational technology for EU Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS 2.0), mDL (mobile driver's licence), and numerous national digital identity programmes. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

How many controls does W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 have?

W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 has 4 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are A11y and I18n (1 controls), Data Model (1 controls), Ecosystem (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

What frameworks does W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 map to?

W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0 maps to 124 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework (50% coverage), CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0 (50% coverage), AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar (50% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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