Selective Disclosure
Revealing only the minimum claims needed for a transaction, for example proving you are over 18 without sharing your birth date. A core privacy goal of verifiable credentials.
Selective disclosure is what makes digital credentials better for privacy than the plastic they replace: handing over a driver's license to prove age reveals name, address, and document number, while a digital presentation can return a single boolean. It only delivers that benefit if verifiers actually request the minimum, which is why the EU model requires relying parties to register the attributes they intend to ask for.
See also: SD-JWT, zero-knowledge proof, verifiable credentials, EUDI wallet
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