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1. Creating your first identifier

Overview​

An identifier represents you or your organization when issuing credentials. You'll use it to cryptographically sign each credential, proving it came from you.

Prerequisites​

  • None (this is the first step!)

Steps​

  1. Navigate to Identifiers

  • Click "Identifiers" in the left sidebar
  • Click the "Keys" tab

  1. Create a key

  • Click "New"
  • Enter "My key" for the key name
  • Select "Internal" for storage location
  • Select "ECDSA" for key type
  • Click "Next step" → "Generate"

  1. Create your identifier

  • Click the "Identifiers" tab
  • Click "New"
  • Enter "My DID" for the DID name
  • Select "DID" as type
  • Select "DID key" as method
  • Click "Next step"

  1. Select keys

  • Select "My key" for key
  • Click "Next step" → "Generate"

Next steps​

Continue to Creating your first credential schema.