Enhancing OpenID Connect for Verifiable Credentials with DIDComm

Roberto De Prisco, Sergiy Shevchenko, Sergiy Shevchenko, Pompeo Faruolo

2024

Abstract

In the evolving landscape of digital identity management, the secure and efficient handling of verifiable credentials is paramount. OpenID Connect for Verifiable Credentials (OIDC4VC) provides a foundational framework for such interactions, yet it lacks mechanisms for robust, secure communication post-credential issuance and verification. This paper addresses these limitations by proposing an enhancement to OIDC4VC, integrating DIDComm to facilitate encrypted, direct communication between entities. This enhancement introduces a novel approach by embedding an ”X-Mediation” header within the OIDC4VC response, containing the URL of a mediator service that is essential for the continued secure exchange of messages and credentials via DID-Comm. The proposed solution, while ensuring backward compatibility, aims to enhance the privacy, security, and user engagement in digital identity systems by allowing credential issuance and verification processes to be initiated through push notifications, thereby aligning OIDC4VC more closely with the decentralized ethos of self-sovereign identity.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

De Prisco R., Shevchenko S. and Faruolo P. (2024). Enhancing OpenID Connect for Verifiable Credentials with DIDComm. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT; ISBN 978-989-758-709-2, SciTePress, pages 844-849. DOI: 10.5220/0012850800003767

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt24,
author={Roberto De Prisco and Sergiy Shevchenko and Pompeo Faruolo},
title={Enhancing OpenID Connect for Verifiable Credentials with DIDComm},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT},
year={2024},
pages={844-849},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012850800003767},
isbn={978-989-758-709-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT
TI - Enhancing OpenID Connect for Verifiable Credentials with DIDComm
SN - 978-989-758-709-2
AU - De Prisco R.
AU - Shevchenko S.
AU - Faruolo P.
PY - 2024
SP - 844
EP - 849
DO - 10.5220/0012850800003767
PB - SciTePress