Design principle DP2: Consider credentials for multiple applications to facilitate additional use cases
Issue verifiable credentials in a context-independent, general-purpose manner so that the same credential can facilitate additional use cases and reduce friction.
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This design principle is proposed by Designing a cross-organizational identity management system: Utilizing SSI for the certification of retailer attributes (Tobias Guggenberger, Daniela Kühne, Vincent Schlatt, Nils Urbach, 2023).