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# System prepended metadata

title: content-type approach

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# content-type approach

|status|content type value|
|--|--|
|section C.1 in vc-data-/memodel|`credential+ld+json`|
|section A.1 in vc-jwt|`credential-claims-set-1.1+json`|
|section 3 in vc-jwt|`credential-claims-set+json`|
|section 3 in vc-jwt|`verifiable-credential+jwt`|
|Manu proposal (no PR)|`verifiable-credential+ld+json`|
|PR 51|`vc+ld+jwt`|
|PR 51|`vc+ld+cwt`|


Could be put in one of the following with JWT approach:
- `typ` (how JOSE Header is secured)
- `cty` (how JWT body is secured)