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Documentation
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Complete reference documentation for every crate and public API.
Getting Started
Step-by-step tutorials to issue your first credential in under 10 minutes.
Quick Start — Issue a Credential
use baseid_vc::{Credential, CredentialBuilder};
use baseid_crypto::Ed25519Signer;
use baseid_did::DidKey;
// Generate a DID and signing key
let (did, signer) = DidKey::generate_ed25519()?;
// Build and sign a verifiable credential
let vc = CredentialBuilder::new()
.issuer(&did)
.subject("did:key:z6Mkf...")
.add_type("UniversityDegree")
.add_claim("degree", "Computer Science")
.add_claim("university", "University of Toronto")
.build(&signer)
.await?;
println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&vc)?);Architecture Overview
BaseID follows a layered architecture that separates concerns and enables you to use exactly the components you need.
Applications
baseid-wallet-core, baseid-issuer-core, baseid-verifier-core Wallet, Issuer, and Verifier reference implementations
Protocols
baseid-oid4vci, baseid-oid4vp, baseid-siop, baseid-didcomm OID4VCI, OID4VP, SIOP, DIDComm messaging
Privacy & Sharing
baseid-sd-jwt, baseid-anoncreds, baseid-pctf Selective disclosure, predicate proofs, unlinkable presentations
Credential Lifecycle
baseid-vc, baseid-mdl, baseid-store Credential formats, issuance, verification, status
Foundation
baseid-core, baseid-crypto, baseid-did, baseid-transport Cryptography, DIDs, core types, transport
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