[TERM] "Progressive Disclosure"

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Term/Phrase

Progressive Disclosure

Definition

The method of utilizing multiple selective disclosures sequentially to further minimize revealed attributes of the holder by establishing the least intrusive prerequisite attributes first.

Usage example

An example of progressive disclosure would be to verify a holder has enough money to complete a transaction before a presentation request for compliance attributes such as age or legal status information.

https://w3c-ccg.github.io/data-minimization/#progressive-trust-0```

## Relevant Communities
```Verifiable Credentials / Verifiable Presentations```

## Tags
```#VerifiableCredentials #VerifiablePresentations```