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Clarify that relative URLs are allowed for verification method identifiers. #893

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Clarify that relative URLs are allowed for VM identifiers.
msporny May 31, 2025
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Clarify conformance requirements for `id` value.
msporny Jul 10, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -1868,12 +1868,11 @@ <h3>Identifier Restrictions</h3>
<section>
<h2>Verification Methods</h2>
<p>
A [=DID document=] can express [=verification methods=], as defined in
<a data-cite="CID#verification-methods">Section 2.2: Verification Methods</a> of
[[[CID]]] with the added restriction that the `id` value
MUST conform to the [[[#did-url-syntax]]] and the
`controller` value MUST conform to the [[[#did-syntax]]].
See
A [=DID document=] can express [=verification methods=], as defined in Section
<a data-cite="CID#verification-methods">2.2: Verification Methods</a> of
[[[CID]]] with the added restrictions that (a) the `id` value MUST conform to
Section [[[#did-url-syntax]]] or Section [[[#relative-did-urls]]] and (b) the
`controller` value MUST conform to Section [[[#did-syntax]]]. See
<a data-cite="CID#verification-methods">Section 2.2: Verification Methods</a>
of the [[[CID]]] specification for a description of [=verification methods=].
</p>
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