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Add clarification about verifiability
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using privacy-enhancing technologies, such as zero-knowledge proofs, are also
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provided throughout this document.
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The word "verifiable" in the terms
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<a>verifiable credential</a> and <a>verifiable presentation</a>
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refers to the characteristic of a <a>credential</a> or <a>presentation</a>
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as being able to be <a>verified</a> by a <a>verifier</a>,
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as defined in this document. Verifiability of a credential does not imply
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that the <a>claims</a> encoded in it are evaluatable for their truth content.
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is an authentic and timely statement of the issuer or presenter, respectively.
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This includes checking that: the credential (or presentation) conforms to the specification; the proof method is
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satisfied; and, if present, the status check succeeds.
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Verification of a credential does not imply evaluation of the the truth content
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of <a>claims</a> encoded in the credential.</a>.
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<dt><dfn data-lt="verifier|verifiers|verifier's|credential verifiers|credential verifier's">verifier</dfn></dt>

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