# dpp-vc
[](https://crates.io/crates/dpp-vc)
[](https://docs.rs/dpp-vc)
[](../../LICENSE)
The trust layer for the [Odal Node](https://odal-node.io) Digital Product
Passport system: W3C Verifiable Credentials, `did:web` documents, Bitstring
Status List revocation, and the JSON-LD context those are expressed in.
Pure Rust, no I/O, no network calls. Not a `wasm32-unknown-unknown` target — it
depends on `dpp-crypto`, whose RNG requires a platform entropy source.
## When to use this crate
- You are issuing or verifying a credential that proves a supply-chain actor's
role — an authorised repairer, a recycler, a market-surveillance authority.
- You need to publish or resolve a `did:web` document for a manufacturer or
operator.
- You need to check whether a credential has been revoked against a Bitstring
Status List.
- You are building the JSON-LD envelope for a passport or a credential.
## What this crate is *not*
Three neighbouring concerns live elsewhere, and the boundaries are deliberate:
| Cryptographic primitives — JWS, keys, keystore | `dpp-crypto` | Signing bytes is a different job from deciding whose signature means what |
| The disclosure contract — `Audience`, `Disclosure`, the per-field map and its filter | `dpp-crypto::access` today; `dpp-domain` once that crate is analysed | Which fields a role may see describes what a passport *is*, not who is asking |
| Projections — GS1, AAS | `dpp-digital-link`, `dpp-aas` | Rendering a passport for an ecosystem says nothing about trust |
The seam this crate sits on: **a credential establishes which `Audience` a
caller holds; the disclosure policy maps that `Audience` to fields.** Two
questions, two places.
## Example
```rust
use dpp_vc::{CredentialBuilder, CredentialRole, DppCredentialSubject};
let subject = DppCredentialSubject {
id: "did:web:repairer.greenfix.de".into(),
name: "GreenFix Repair GmbH".into(),
role: CredentialRole::AuthorisedRepairer,
country: "DE".into(),
sectors: vec!["textile".into()],
product_categories: vec![],
};
let credential = CredentialBuilder::new(
"did:web:authority.trade-registry.europa.eu".into(),
subject,
)
.expires_in_days(365)
.build();
```
A runnable version covering issuance and transfer is in
[`examples/credential_and_transfer.rs`](examples/credential_and_transfer.rs).
## Relationship to other crates
| `dpp-domain` | Provides `Audience`, `Disclosure`, `PassportId` and `IdentityPort` — required by this crate |
| `dpp-crypto` | Provides JWS signing/verification and the keystore — required by this crate |
| `dpp-engine` (BSL-1.1) | Implements the HTTP surface that issues and verifies these credentials |
## Minimum Rust version
1.96 (MSRV is enforced in CI)
## License
Apache-2.0 — see [LICENSE](../../LICENSE)