Credential

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ObjectCopy Anchor Link

{
  "$id": "https://api.sb/patentpad.com/credentials/credential_1",
  "$type": "Credential",
  "issuer": "Example issuer",
  "jurisdiction": "US-DE",
  "standing": "Example standing"
}

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• A Credential has many Attestations: the Credential the signing Worker held when it signed. attestations, inverse signedUnder.
• A Credential authorizes many Reserved Acts: a Credential lets its holder perform the Reserved Acts the law keeps for it, in its jurisdiction. authorizes, inverse requires.
• A Credential is held by one Worker: a Worker performs a Reserved Act only while it holds the Credential that authorizes it, in good standing. heldBy, inverse holds.
• A Credential is held by supplier one Supplier: the Credentials a Supplier holds decide which Reserved Acts it may perform; standing is read fresh on every use. heldBySupplier, inverse holds.

VerbsCopy Anchor Link

1. createCreates a Credential.
   POST /{namespace}/credentialsdoCredential.created
2. getReturns one Credential by id.
   GET /{namespace}/credentials/{id}readNo Event
3. listReturns Credentials, newest first, one page at a time.
   GET /{namespace}/credentialsreadNo Event
4. updateChanges the given properties of a Credential.
   PATCH /{namespace}/credentials/{id}doCredential.updated
5. deleteDeletes a Credential; its history is kept.
   DELETE /{namespace}/credentials/{id}doCredential.deleted
6. verifyVerify confirms a Credential with the authority that issued it and records when it expires.
   POST /{namespace}/credentials/{credential}/verifydoCredential.verified

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Which Access level may call each Verb. One-way Verbs wait their delay window.

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Verify the latest credential.

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A state appraiser license is a Credential. A Supplier holding it performs appraisals in that state until the license lapses.