Patent attributes
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product are provided for managing the usage of verified credentials. An issuer of credentials receives a request from a person for a credential. The issuer identifies the credential from information that is controlled by the issuer. The issuer identifies a decentralized identifier (DID) record for an audit engine from a blockchain network. The DID record for the audit engine includes a public key of that is associated with the audit engine. The issuer identifies a DID record for the person from the blockchain network. The DID record for the person includes a public key that is associated with the person. The issuer generates an encrypted credential by encrypting the credential and the DID record for the person based on the public key associated with the audit engine. The issuer sends the encrypted credential to the person.
