An entity that verifies the claimant’s identity by verifying the claimant’s possession and control of a token using an authentication protocol. To do this, the Verifier may also need to validate credentials that link the token and identity and check their status.
The entity that verifies the authenticity of a digital signature using the public key.
An entity that verifies the claimant’s identity by verifying the claimant’s possession and control of one or two authenticators using an authentication protocol. To do this, the verifier may also need to validate credentials that link the authenticator(s) to the subscriber’s identifier and check
The party trying to assess the authenticity of an identity
The Verifier trusts (or more specifically, the Verifier’s security policy is written in a way that configures the Verifier to trust) a manufacturer, or the manufacturer’s hardware, so as to be able to appraise the trustworthiness of that manufacturer’s devices. Such trust is expressed by storing one or more trust anchors in the Verifier’s trust anchor store.
A role an entity performs by receiving one or more verifiable credentials, optionally inside a verifiable presentation for processing. Other specifications might refer to this concept as a relying party.
to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of to confirm or substantiate in law by oath