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editorial: Credential response Encrypted, is it possibile having a nested JWT?

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The response is an encrypted json and not a Netsted JWT, signed and then encrypted.

Is there any possibility that implementers look for having a Nested JWT? Probably not.

I would give more clarification, as OIDC with the userinfo response (or id token) made:

If the UserInfo Response is signed and/or encrypted, then the Claims are returned in a JWT and the content-type MUST be application/jwt. The response MAY be encrypted without also being signed. If both signing and encryption are requested, the response MUST be signed then encrypted, with the result being a Nested JWT, as defined in [JWT].

@sakimura @selfissued ^

Originally posted by @peppelinux in https://github.com/openid/OpenID4VCI/pull/136#discussion_r1421476039

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Start by reviewing the issue text and the referenced discussion in pull request #136, then compare the quoted OpenID Connect UserInfo wording with the relevant OpenID4VCI editorial text. Done means the specification clearly states whether a signed-and-encrypted response is a nested JWT and gives the applicable response format and processing expectations.

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json
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