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Controller of Verification Method #139

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Controller of Verification Method
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Expand Up @@ -1272,11 +1272,21 @@ <h2>Verification Methods</h2>
place, its purpose is essentially the same; that is, it expresses one or more
entities that are authorized to perform certain actions associated with the
resource with which it is associated.
Note, however, that for [=verification methods=], it is only
an assertion made by the `controller` of the [=controlled identifier document=],
and this assertion is not necessarily true, i.e., it may be false.
To ensure that a [=verification method=]
is bound to a particular [=controller=],
one must go from the expression of the [=verification method=]
to its [=controlled-identifier-document=],
and then verify that the latter contains references to both
the [=verification method=] and its [=controller=]. See Section [[[#retrieve-verification-method]]] for an algorithm that ensures that a proper binding is verified.
</p>
<p>
In the case of the [=controller=] of a [=controlled identifier document=], the
[=controller=] can update the content of the document. In the case of the
[=controller=] of a [=verification method=], the [=controller=] can generate
The [=controller=] of a [=controlled identifier document=]
can update the content of the document. Only the actual
[=controller=] of a [=verification method=] (regardless of who
is asserted to be the controller) can generate
proofs that satisfy the method.
</p>
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