W3C tech on the web: "Digital Identities: Getting to Know the Verifiable Digital Credential Ecosystem" by Bill Fisher, Ryan Galluzzo and Heather Flanagan
"As VDCs gain traction for both in-person and online identity verification, understanding the technical foundations becomes essential. Two key standards are helping to define this space: ISO/IEC 18013-5... and the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Verifiable Credentials (VC) credential formats."
https://www.nist.gov/blogs/cybersecurity-insights/digital-identities-getting-know-verifiable-digital-credential-0
