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ERR_VC_VERIFY_FAILED

Error Code: ERR_VC_VERIFY_FAILED​

The error occurs when verification of the VC fails.

Error Message​

  • "JWT VC Verification Failure"

Causes​

  • Verification of the JWT may have failed.

Verification failures may include the following causes:

  • JWTInvalid: The JWT may be in an invalid format.
  • JWTExpired: The exp claim may have passed its expiration time.
  • JWKSNoMatchingKey: No key matching the kid header claim could be found.

Examples​

  • The JWT is placed with part of its footer missing.
{
  "core": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImpKWXM1X0lMZ1VjODE4MEwtcE...RXpun0HYErCDkbzuEMkXO8edtMM_8Znlm6fzElEKWg79ShDrvRKGQNkr41cpl7ycLzFIbKk7epRTlStlq"
}

Resolution​

  • Review the VC specification.
  • Reissue the VC.
  • Reissue the VC using the key pair specified at the time of OP issuance.