terms.html

<p>
  This section defines the terms used in this specification. A link to these terms
  is included whenever they appear in this specification.
  </p>
  
  <dl class="termlist">

    <dt><dfn>public key</dfn></dt>
    <dd>
  Cryptographic material that can be used to verify digital proofs created with a
  corresponding <a>private key</a>.
    </dd>

    <dt><dfn>private key</dfn></dt>
    <dd>
  Cryptographic material that can be used to generate digital proofs.
    </dd>
  
    <dt><dfn data-lt="verifiable credentials">verifiable credential</dfn></dt>
    <dd>
  A standard data model and representation format for expressing
  cryptographically-verifiable digital credentials, as defined by the W3C
  Verifiable Credentials specification [[?VC-DATA-MODEL-2.0]].
    </dd>

    <dt><dfn>controller document</dfn></dt>
    <dd>
A document that contains public cryptographic material as defined in the
[[[CONTROLLER-DOCUMENT]]] specification.
    </dd>
  
  </dl>