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The [Creator Assertions Working Group (CAWG)](https://cawg.io/) defines assertions that enable content creators to express individual and organizational intent about their content.
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The CAWG identity assertion enables a credential holder to prove control over a digital identity and to use that identity to document the content creator’s role(s) in a C2PA asset’s lifecycle.
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There are two different ways to provide identity assertions:
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- Using an [X.509 certificate](https://cawg.io/identity/1.1/#_x_509_certificates_and_cose_signatures) to sign the identity claims. Enterprises or large organizations might often want to use this approach to assert their identity in a particular trust ecosystem; for example, a news organization or publisher.
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The SDK can validate and sign these claims.
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- Using an [identity claim aggregator](https://cawg.io/identity/1.1/#_identity_claims_aggregation). Individuals might often want to use this approach.
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The SDK can validate these claims only. Signing is not currently supported.
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## Verified identities
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As defined in the [CAWG Identity Assertion technical specification](https://cawg.io/identity/1.1-draft/#_identity_claims_aggregation),

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