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Forgery analysis

Difficulty to forge

TRIVIALEASYMODERATEHARD
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How an attacker would do it

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Why Verifiable Credentials stop this
A VC is cryptographically signed — any tampering instantly invalidates the signature. No visual inspection needed. No forgery possible.
What do VCs cost — and save?
Full economics model for KYC / Financial Services — the most thoroughly documented sector.
📊 This model shows KYC / Financial Services — the most robustly documented sector. Figures are approximate; actual numbers may vary.

Country & Scale

India · population 1,428M

Credentials in circulation

1428M
Drag to set total credentials (0.5× to 2× population)

Scenario

Conservative Base Optimistic

Digital Infrastructure Enabled

Digital ID
Shared KYC
Govt Wallet
$4.2
saved per $1 invested in VC infrastructure
Base scenario · India · 1,428M credentials
Manual KYC cost avoided
$8.6B
at $6/check (mid-point of $4–8 range, MicroSave 2023)
VC verification cost
$0
VCs verify offline, cryptographically — no per-check fee
Infra investment
$750K
one-time setup (T&T · Brazil rollout data)

Unit economics by actor

Infrastructure Holder
One-time setup
$750K
+ ~$50K/yr maintenance*
Shared across all issuers and acceptors. T&T paid $500K; Brazil $750K. Cost per credential approaches zero at scale.
📍 T&T rollout · Brazil rollout (CDPI)
Issuing Dept (Government) Economics
Digital issuance reuses existing identity infrastructure. Estimated digital cost $0.01–0.05/credential* vs $2–5* for physical production and distribution.
Issuer (Govt Dept)
Auth fee (UIDAI model)
₹5 / auth
~$0.059 per authentication
UIDAI processed 2,707 crore authentications in FY2024-25 at ₹5 each. Digital issuance cost per credential estimated at $0.01–0.05*.
📍 UIDAI FY2024-25 Annual Report
Acceptor (Bank / Institution)
Cost per verification
$0.06
vs $4–8 manual KYC
Instant cryptographic check replaces 3–5 day manual review. Manual KYC costs $4–8/check; VC fee range $0.06–0.75/check.
📍 MicroSave 2023 · UIDAI fee schedule

Citizen Time Burden*

6 hrs*
Getting the doc
(manual)
3 hrs*
Re-presenting
(per verification)
3×/yr*
Average re-present
frequency
15 hrs/yr*
Total time saved
per citizen

Capacity unlocked*

2.1M
Officer hours freed/yr*
21.4B
Citizen hours freed/yr*
📚 Sourced figures: UIDAI FY2024-25 Annual Report · MicroSave 2023 · CDPI rollout data (T&T, Brazil)
* Estimated figures based on typical government service delivery benchmarks.
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