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Credential Status and Revocation

Manage the lifecycle of Verifiable Credentials — understand revocation context, strategies, methods, and supported VC formats.

Revocation and Status: The Context

Why revocation and suspension matter, GDPR requirements, and use-case-specific criteria for choosing a strategy.

Revocation Methods

How EBSI expresses credential status, and management strategies for Legal Entity and Natural Person VCs.

Choosing a Credential Status Strategy

Overview table and detailed breakdown of all five credential status strategies with trade-offs.

Credential Status VCs

Technical reference for the Bitstring Status List — the supported VC status format for expressing credential status.

VC Extensions for Credential Status

How to add a credentialStatus property to a revocable VC, with examples for each supported entry type.

Revoke an Accreditation

Instructions on how to revoke a Verifiable Accreditation as a RTAO or TAO.