Overview
Organisations can issue temporary workforce credentials that prove role, training, and site clearance, then verify them at entry or system access points.
Why it matters
Short‑term staff create high onboarding overhead and risk. Credentials allow fast onboarding with clear expiry and revocation rules.
Ecosystem roles
- Issuer: The employer or accredited training provider.
- Holder: The contractor or temporary worker.
- Verifier: Physical access systems and application services.
Assurance and lifecycle
Credentials should expire automatically at contract end and be revocable if training or clearance changes.
| Objective | Provide safe, time‑bound access for temporary staff. |
| Description | Issue workforce credentials tied to role, site, and expiry. |
| Actors | Employer; Contractor; Site operator |
| Dependencies | Training and clearance data sources. |
| Preconditions | Contractor is engaged and required training is completed. |
| Postconditions | Access is granted within scope and duration. |
flowchart LR
EMP@{icon: "fa:building", label: "Employer", pos: "b"} -->|Issues workforce VC| WAL@{icon: "fa:wallet", label: "Wallet", pos: "b"}
TRAIN@{icon: "fa:certificate", label: "Training provider", pos: "b"} -->|Issues training VC| WAL
WAL -->|Present VCs| VER@{icon: "fa:id-badge", label: "Access control", pos: "b"}
VER -->|Grant access| SITE@{icon: "fa:helmet-safety", label: "Site / system", pos: "b"}
sequenceDiagram
participant Employer
participant Trainer as Training provider
participant Wallet
participant Worker
participant Access as Access control
Employer-->>Wallet: Issue workforce VC
Trainer-->>Wallet: Issue training VC
Worker->>Access: Present credentials
Access-->>Worker: Access granted or denied
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