w3c
Clean up duplicate normative requirement statement for error property in didResolutionMetadata
These two statements in the spec are equivalent.
If the resolution is not successful, the didResolutionMetadata structure MUST contain an error property describing the error
https://w3c.github.io/did-resolution/#did-resolution-metadata:~:text=If%20the%20resolution%20is%20unsuccessful%2C%20this%20structure%20MUST%20contain%20an%20error%20property%20describing%20the%20error.
The error property in the DID Resolution Metadata is REQUIRED when there is an error in the resolution process
https://w3c.github.io/did-resolution/#did-resolution-metadata:~:text=This%20property%20is%20REQUIRED%20when%20there%20is%20an%20error%20in%20the%20resolution%20process
In the DID Resolution test suite call it was suggested to remove the second one.
This was discussed during the #did meeting on 11 November 2025.
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w3c/did-resolution#222
Wip: This is a duplicate normative requirement.
Wip: Let's remove the second statement.
manu: +1
JoeAndrieu: Aren't we using problem details instead of error properties -- errors could be different.
Wip: Error property is an property in did resolution metadata, that error property is a ProblemDetails object.
