Verifiable Credentials
Verifiable Credentials (VCs) are a W3C standard to express credentials on the internet that follow a universally accepted digital format. VCs are a verified sources of information about a person, typically, digitized versions of physical identity credentials.
VCs are designed in such a way that they can be selectively shared, for instance, if you have a VCs that's been derived from your driver's license, you might choose to share you name and date of birth, but not your residential address.
Learn more about digital identities.