Organization Existence PA

Terminology

For terms not explained in this document, please see Terminology.

• Profile Annotation (PA)
• Organization Existence PA: PA that guarantees the existence of the OP-holding organization

Organization Existence PA Properties

It MUST comply with Profile Annotation.

Property

Organization Existence PA Properties

Name	Type	Description
@context	string[]	REQUIRED. It MUST comply with OP VC Data Model. In addition, the third value MUST be "https://originator-profile.org/ns/cip/v1".
type	string[]	REQUIRED. It MUST be ["VerifiableCredential", "ProfileAnnotation"].
issuer	string	REQUIRED. It MUST be the OP ID of the PA issuer.
credentialSubject	object	REQUIRED. A JSON-LD Node Object containing the following credentialSubject properties.

credentialSubject Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	REQUIRED. The OP ID of an organization holding the PA.
type	string	REQUIRED. Set it to JP-OrganizationExistenceCertificate.
name	string	OPTIONAL. The name of this PA.
description	string	OPTIONAL. A description of this PA.
image	object	OPTIONAL. MUST be a JSON-LD Node Object of type image datatype. This property allows you to verify that the PA image has not been tampered with.
corporateName	string	REQUIRED. Company name.
corporateNumber	string	REQUIRED. Corporate number.
postalCode	string	REQUIRED. Postal code.
addressCountry	string	REQUIRED. Specifies the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, for example JP for Japan.
addressRegion	string	REQUIRED. Prefectures.
addressLocality	string	REQUIRED. City, town, village.
streetAddress	string	REQUIRED. Street address and building name.
annotation	object	REQUIRED. It MUST be a Profile Annotation Policy.

note

The properties of the organization existence PA outside of Japan are currently under consideration.

Appendix

Example

This section is non-normative.

Below is a concrete example of an organization existence PA.

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
    "https://originator-profile.org/ns/credentials/v1",
    "https://originator-profile.org/ns/cip/v1",
    {
      "@language": "en"
    }
  ],
  "type": ["VerifiableCredential", "ProfileAnnotation"],
  "issuer": "dns:ovac.exp.originator-profile.org",
  "credentialSubject": {
    "id": "dns:pa-holder.example.jp",
    "type": "JP-OrganizationExistenceCertificate",
    "image": {
      "id": "https://ovac.exp.originator-profile.org/image.png",
      "digestSRI": "sha256-mnvgmCrOr6G7F3CqphnQxVDBeQob5EFstF/n7jNNVwg="
    },
    "corporateName": "ABC Newspaper (* Development Sample)",
    "corporateNumber": "0000000000000",
    "postalCode": "000-0000",
    "addressCountry": "JP",
    "addressRegion": "Tokyo",
    "addressLocality": "Chiyoda",
    "streetAddress": "000",
    "annotation": {
      "id": "urn:uuid:def09cbd-6e8e-4c73-856d-5e00dffde643",
      "type": "ProfileAnnotationPolicy",
      "name": "Fictitious Organization Verification Authority Existence Certification",
      "description": "This organization has been verified to exist through corporate registration inquiry and other means.",
      "ref": "https://ovac.exp.originator-profile.org/"
    }
  }
}

Migration Required

If you are using a previous format that extends Certificate, such as the one below, it will become unverifiable after 2027-01-01. The issuer MUST migrate to the format defined in this document by then.

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Organization Existence Certificate Properties

Complies with Certificate.

Property

@context

REQUIRED. It MUST comply with OP VC Data Model. In addition, the third value MUST be "https://originator-profile.org/ns/cip/v1".

credentialSubject

REQUIRED. It is JSON-LD Node Object that represents organization existence certificate.

• id: REQUIRED. OP ID of the certificate holding organization.
• type: REQUIRED. It should be CertificateProperties.
• description: OPTIONAL. A description of this certificate (string).
• name: REQUIRED. Company name
• corporateNumber: REQUIRED. Corporate number
• postalCode: REQUIRED. postal code
• addressCountry: REQUIRED. Specifies the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, for example JP for Japan.
• addressRegion: REQUIRED. Prefectures
• addressLocality: REQUIRED. City,town,village
• streetAddress: REQUIRED. Street address and building name
• certificationSystem.id: REQUIRED. Specify the ID of the certification system in URI format.
• certificationSystem.type: REQUIRED. It MUST be CertificationSystem.
• certificationSystem.name: REQUIRED. The name of the certification system.
• certificationSystem.description: OPTIONAL. Explaining the certification system (string).
• certificationSystem.ref: RECOMMENDED. The URL of a human-readable page to learn more about the certification system.

note

The properties of the organization existence certificate outside of Japan are currently under consideration.

Appendix

Example

This section is non-normative.

Below is a concrete example of an organization existence certificate.

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
    "https://originator-profile.org/ns/credentials/v1",
    "https://originator-profile.org/ns/cip/v1",
    {
      "@language": "en"
    }
  ],
  "type": ["VerifiableCredential", "Certificate"],
  "issuer": "dns:ovac.exp.originator-profile.org",
  "credentialSubject": {
    "id": "dns:pa-holder.example.jp",
    "type": "CertificateProperties",
    "addressCountry": "JP",
    "name": "ABC Newspaper (* Development Sample)",
    "corporateNumber": "0000000000000",
    "postalCode": "000-0000",
    "addressRegion": "Tokyo",
    "addressLocality": "Chiyoda",
    "streetAddress": "000",
    "certificationSystem": {
      "id": "urn:uuid:def09cbd-6e8e-4c73-856d-5e00dffde643",
      "type": "CertificationSystem",
      "name": "Fictitious Organization Verification Authority Existence Certification",
      "description": "This organization has been verified to exist through corporate registration inquiry and other means.",
      "ref": "https://ovac.exp.originator-profile.org/"
    },
    "certifier": "Fictitious Organization Verification Authority",
    "image": {
      "id": "https://ovac.exp.originator-profile.org/image.png",
      "digestSRI": "sha256-mnvgmCrOr6G7F3CqphnQxVDBeQob5EFstF/n7jNNVwg="
    }
  }
}