Every scenario needs an authoritative issuer, a holder, a verifier, a proportionate request and a relying policy. These patterns describe who does what.
01
Workforce credentials
Carry current evidence across employer, contractor and partner boundaries.
What is proven
Employment, contractor relationship, role, training or permission
Issuer
Employer or another authoritative workforce source
Holder
Employee or contractor
Verifier
Partner, workplace or onboarding service
Decision enabled
Permit onboarding, access or a defined work activity
02
Qualifications
Verify learning outcomes without relying on a copied certificate.
What is proven
Qualification, certification or completed learning
Issuer
Education or training provider
Holder
Learner or graduate
Verifier
Employer, regulator or another service
Decision enabled
Confirm a requirement has been met
03
Professional licences
Present evidence of current professional standing when it matters.
What is proven
Licence, registration, class, scope and current status
Issuer
Licensing or registration authority
Holder
Licensed professional
Verifier
Employer, customer or relying service
Decision enabled
Allow a regulated task or service
04
Customer onboarding
Request defined evidence before creating or linking an account.
What is proven
Identity attributes or another authoritative onboarding fact
Issuer
An accepted authoritative source
Holder
Customer or service user
Verifier
Onboarding organisation
Decision enabled
Create, link or progress an account
05
Eligibility
Prove eligibility without exposing the complete underlying record.
What is proven
Current eligibility for a service, programme or entitlement
Issuer
Programme or eligibility authority
Holder
Eligible person
Verifier
Service or programme provider
Decision enabled
Provide the relevant service or entitlement
06
Delegated authority
Show that a representative may act for an organisation within a defined scope.
What is proven
Organisation, relationship, role, authority, scope and expiry
Issuer
Organisation or delegating authority
Holder
Authorised representative
Verifier
Counterparty or business workflow
Decision enabled
Accept an action on behalf of the organisation
07
Identity recovery
Use trusted evidence as one governed input to account re-establishment.
What is proven
An accepted identity or relationship fact
Issuer
A trusted authoritative source
Holder
Account holder
Verifier
Account recovery service
Decision enabled
Progress a controlled recovery journey
08
Public and community services
Exchange proportionate evidence across service boundaries with a clear purpose.
What is proven
Identity, relationship, eligibility or authority relevant to the service
Issuer
Service or recognised community authority
Holder
Person or representative
Verifier
Another participating service
Decision enabled
Provide or coordinate the appropriate service
What can travel
Facts, relationships and authority.
Credential designs should carry only claims the issuer can authoritatively support and the verifier genuinely needs.
Organisational representation is a chain of evidence: the person, the organisation, the relationship, and the authority relevant to a specific action.
Identity, relationship and authority remain separate evidence. Verification informs the action; the relying service owns the decision.
RELATIONSHIP
Employment or contractor status
Provide evidence of a current relationship without asking every relying organisation to join the same directory.
CAPABILITY
Role, training or permission
Present evidence relevant to a task, site, service or regulated interaction.
AUTHORITY
Act for an organisation
Show that a person may represent an organisation for a defined purpose, scope and period.
Governance over who may then act on verified evidence—delegated authority, approval limits and revocation of that authority—is a Delegance ↗ concern.
The examples describe credential patterns, not claims that named organisations have deployed DiligenceID. Each implementation requires its own issuer authority, privacy assessment, trust policy and integration design.
Put trusted evidence to work
Turn one evidence problem into a governed journey.
Identify what must be proven, who can authoritatively issue it and which decision the relying service must make.
