Overview
Two different policy-enforcement levers: defined by different participants, but applied by Atum. A credential type names what was attested about someone, not who they are — for example Known to Atum, the type Atum issues today. See types today.Related concepts
- Payment request — the object you submit to start a payment. The identity list is an optional field on it (
settler_requirements). - Credentials — signed facts about a participant. Atum trusts types and issuers from its own list.
- Authorization and counterparties — recipient consent. A separate step, not a third column of this table.
Next steps
Payment request
What you submit to start a payment
Credentials
Known to Atum and third-party types
Who owns what
You set the identity list; Atum applies both levers
Authorization and counterparties
Recipient consent — a different step