Overview

This tutorial guides you through creating a working environment that issues and verifies Verifiable Credentials within the Empeiria ecosystem.

What You Will Learn:

  • How to create and configure an Issuer and Verifier using the One-Click Deployment platform.

  • How to securely store clientSecret values to interact with Issuer and Verifier services.

  • How to run a simple Express-based backend that integrates with the Issuer and Verifier.

  • How to create a credential schema and issue credentials.

  • How to implement verification logic that ensures only holders of valid credentials can access certain resources.

  • How to set up a simple frontend that displays QR codes for issuance and verification flows.

  • How to test the full flow using a reference mobile wallet application (iOS/Android).

Prerequisites:

  • Node.js, npm, and Express installed.

  • Basic knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js.

  • A reference Empe DID Wallet:

    • Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.empe.wallet

    • IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/empe-wallet/id6468363115

By the end of this tutorial, you`ll have a demo that issues a "KYC Verifiable Credential" and verifies it to grant access to a protected dashboard.

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