WICG
Add a terminology section
This is a complicated ecosystem. We need a dedicated terminology section at the beginning of the spec (probably between scope and model).
We have a bunch of definitions scattered throughout different sections. We're also missing definitions for things like credential manager (holder is technically a person, not where the credential is stored, and that is an important entity).
Let's use this issue to aggregate terms which should be defined (the definition can be a reference to another spec).
Some to start:
- Issuer
- Verifier
- Holder
- Credential manager
- Wallet
- Client platform
When the time comes to add this to the body of the document... A Glossary appendix can work well, or a Glossary section near the start. If presented with a lot of prose, it can be sensible to "build" the vocabulary, starting from a "keystone" term and building definitions as you add terms. This does not make sense in all cases. If presented as a bullet list or a table, I strongly advise putting the terms in alphanumeric order (using US English context, as needed), rather than any conceptual sort order, as readers usually have a fair idea of where to look in an alphanumeric ordering, but almost always have difficulty in figuring out the conceptual order used by any given author.
The following terms are defined in VC already, and we reference them as such:
- Issuer
- Verifier
- Holder
The "credential manager" would be Cred Man. Or we need a different concept.
That leaves:
- Wallet
- Client platform
