Include credentialSubject examples that use URLs rather than DIDs

[selfissued]

It appears that all the VP examples use DIDs as the credentialSubject ID (whereas URLs are used for the issuer). Is there a reason for that? For an example, see https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#example-a-simple-example-of-a-verifiable-presentation.

It would seem logical to add examples where the credentialSubject uses a URL rather than a DID (or modify some existing examples to do so).

[msporny]

Yes, agreed, we can change some examples to use a URL for the credentialSubject identifier.

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2024-02-14

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2.2. Include credentialSubject examples that use URLs rather than DIDs (issue vc-data-model#1309)

See github issue vc-data-model#1309.

Brent Zundel: Include credentialSubject examples that use URLs rather than DIDs #1309. some agreement by manu, raised by selfissued. who can be assigned?

Gabe Cohen: I can take it.

Dave Longley: notably, a DID is a URL ... but i presume this means "HTTPS" URLs.

[TallTed]

It occurs to me that it might make sense to also use a DID to identify the issuer in at least one example, just to make it clearer that DIDs are just as valid as any other URL as identifier of either or both credentialSubject and issuer.