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Employment Credential VCT

VCT template for an employer-issued employment credential. Carries role, start date, employer, and optional security-clearance level.

Tested against:credentialIssuer: 1.0.0vctRegistry: 1.0.0

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Issuer archetype

An employer issuing employment credentials to new hires on day one. The credential proves "X works at us as Y, since Z" — usable at landlords, benefits providers, partner services.

VCT URL

https://thoryn.org/vct/EmploymentCredential-v1

Claim schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "EmploymentCredential",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["employer_name", "employer_id", "role", "start_date"],
  "properties": {
    "employer_name":       { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 200 },
    "employer_id":         { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{4,12}$" },
    "role":                { "type": "string", "maxLength": 100 },
    "start_date":          { "type": "string", "format": "date" },
    "department":          { "type": "string" },
    "security_clearance":  { "type": "string", "enum": ["none", "internal", "restricted", "secret"] },
    "remote_eligible":     { "type": "boolean" }
  }
}

Display metadata

{
  "name": "Employment",
  "description": "Verified employment credential.",
  "background_color": "#1a2a6e",
  "text_color": "#ffffff",
  "claims": [
    { "path": "employer_name", "label": "Employer" },
    { "path": "role",          "label": "Role" },
    { "path": "start_date",    "label": "Started" }
  ]
}

Sample minted credential

{
  "iss": "did:employer:thoryn",
  "sub": "did:key:zQ3sh...",
  "vct": "https://thoryn.org/vct/EmploymentCredential-v1",
  "iat": 1735000000,
  "exp": 1766000000,
  "employer_name": "Thoryn",
  "employer_id": "NL-12345678",
  "role": "Senior Engineer",
  "start_date": "2026-04-01",
  "department": "Platform"
}

Lifecycle

  • Expiry: 1 year (re-mint annually or on role change)
  • Revocation: issued on termination; status-list bit flipped same-day
  • Deferred flow: rarely (employment status is synchronous)

See also

More vct templates