The Trust Framework is based on the use of verifiable credentials as a mechanism to achieve the objectives proposed by the initiative regarding the secure, transparent, trustworthy, and interoperable sharing of information.
Verifiable credentials are a set of claims or assertions about something, signed by the entity providing the information using digital certificates and validated by a trusted entity accepted by all participants in the data-sharing ecosystem.
Once generated, the credentials are used to provide security and trust in the exchanges of information and processes that occur within the data space. According to the Trust Framework, we can distinguish between Participant credentials and Service Offering credentials.