Decentralized Claims Protocol DCP

This repository contains normative documents defining protocols and flows of the Eclipse Decentralized Claims Protocol (DCP) defines an interoperable overlay to the Dataspace Protocol (DSP) Specifications for conveying organizational identities and establishing trust in a way that preserves privacy and limits the possibility of network disruption.

The scope of Eclipse DCP specification includes:

• Specifying a format for self-issued identity tokens
• Defining a protocol for storing and presenting Verifiable Credentials and other identity-related resources
• Defining a protocol for parties to request credentials from a credential issuer

Eclipse DCP supports multiple trust anchors and allow participants to manage and verify presentations without needing third-party systems outside their control. Note that it is not a requirement for Eclipse DCP to specify a decentralized or "self-sovereign" identity protocol, but it may be based on it.