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Your Credentials

Your wallet can hold two types of credentials: self-attested (information you typed in yourself) and issued (verified credentials from an organisation). This page explains how to find your credentials and what the trust badges mean.

Finding your credentials​

Open the mwen.io extension and go to the Profile tab. You will see all the claims and credentials in your wallet, organised by type.

Issued credentials appear with a coloured trust badge next to them. Self-attested information has no badge.

Trust badges​

Trust badges tell you — and the apps you sign in to — how a credential was verified.

BadgeColourWho issued it
GovernmentBlueA government agency (e.g. a national ID authority, passport office)
Employer VerifiedGreenA verified employer or HR system
Accredited InstitutionGreenA verified university or college
Verified PlatformGreenA verified online learning platform

Government credentials​

Government credentials carry the highest trust level. A blue "Government" badge means the credential was issued by a government authority and verified against an official government identity database. Apps can rely on these claims with the highest confidence.

Examples: National ID, Passport, Driver's Licence, Residence Permit.

Employer Verified credentials​

A green "Employer Verified" badge means your employer's HR system confirmed your employment status and issued a credential reflecting your current role, department, or access rights.

Examples: Employee Identity, Role Credential, Department Access.

Accredited Institution credentials​

A green "Accredited Institution" badge means a university or college issued the credential and it was verified against their student records.

Examples: University Diploma, Academic Transcript.

Verified Platform credentials​

A green "Verified Platform" badge means an online learning platform issued the credential after you completed a course or earned a certification.

Examples: Course Completion, Professional Certification.

Expiry​

Some credentials have an expiry date — for example, a Driver's Licence or a time-limited access credential. When a credential expires, it remains in your wallet but is marked as expired. Apps will not accept expired credentials.

Multiple credentials for the same claim​

You can hold more than one credential covering the same type of information. For example, you might have both a self-attested name and a government-issued National ID with your name.

When an app requests your name, your wallet automatically selects the most trustworthy credential available for that claim. Government credentials take priority over issued employer credentials, which take priority over self-attested information.

You can also choose which credential to share on the consent screen before signing in.

The "Revoked" badge​

If an organisation revokes one of your credentials — for example, because you left an employer or a document was cancelled — the credential shows a red "Revoked" badge.

A revoked credential is no longer accepted by apps. It stays in your wallet so you have a record of it, but it will not be offered during sign-in.

See Credential Revocation for more information.