Use Cases for SPICE

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Table of Contents

1. Notational Conventions

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].¶

2. SPICE Use Cases

3. Introduction

There are several expanding use cases and common patterns that motivate the working group and broader community, including:¶

• Use of microcredentials, particularly in education¶

• Digitization of physical supply chain credentials in multiple jurisdictions¶

  • CBOR credentials¶
  • High volume with system to system exchange of credentions¶
  • both regulatory data as well as business driven information¶
• IoT, Control Systems, and Critical Infrastructure related Credentials¶
• Credentials related to authenticity and provenance, especially of digital media¶
• Offline exchange (in person) of credentials that may have been internet issued¶
• Embedding of credentials in other data formats¶
• Digital Wallet Initiatives¶
• Selective disclosure with CBOR¶

4. Details on Each Use Case

TBD¶

5. Security Considerations

TBD¶

6. IANA Considerations

NONE¶

7. Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank those that have worked on similar items and/or whom have provided input into this document, especially: Hannes Tschofenig, Henk Birkholz, Heather Flanagan, Kaliya Young, Orie Steele, Leif Johansson, Pamela Dingle, Tobias Looker, Kristina Yasuda, Daniel Fett, Oliver Terbu, and Michael Jones.¶

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