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Accept a credential offer

When the intended holder taps the message notifications, scans the QR code or clicks the deep link, their Sovrin Wallet is launched and they are navigated to the credential offer screen. There they should see that the offer has been sent from a verified domain (your Sovrin tenant). Holders can tap View to see the offer particulars or Proceed to accept the offer. Once the holder taps Proceed:

  • The Sovrin Wallet retrieves the /.well-known/openid-credential-issuer metadata from the configured authentication provider.

  • The Sovrin Wallet opens an external browser window for the holder to authenticate with the configured IdP.

tip

Having login_hint as request_parameters pre-populates the username in your authentication provider's login screen and prompts users to log in even if they’re already logged in. Any other request parameters are not currently supported by the Sovrin Wallet and SDK.

  • Following successful authentication and the completion of any configured interaction hook journeys, the credential is issued to the holder's digital wallet.

  • Web Credentials information is held in the Credential registry. Compact Credentials are not stored in the credential registry.

tip

Some credential profiles (e.g. Web and Mobile Credentials) are subject-bound credentials. This means that each presentation must also provide evidence ownership of the credential subject DID.

Other profiles (e.g. Compact and Semantic Compact Credentials) are bearer credentials. This means that they can be saved in the holder's wallet, but one cannot ascertain ownership of the credential.