# Issuer reference

> Field reference for the Issuer editor at Identities → Issuers in the Agent Gateway dashboard.
An Issuer is a gateway entity with an auto-generated DID that links a connected trust registry to a surface. Issuers are created at Identities → Issuers in the dashboard.

For conceptual background, see [Trust registries](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/concepts/connections/trust-registry.md). For step-by-step instructions, see [Add a trust registry](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/how-to-guides.md).

## Fields

| Field | Editable | Description |
| Issuer Name | Yes | Human-readable display name for the Issuer. Appears in the Issuer Assignment dropdown on the surface Inbound tab. |
| Issuer Description | Yes | Description of the Issuer’s purpose. Required for every Issuer. |
| DID | No | The Issuer’s auto-generated DID. Populated on save. This DID becomes the provider_did injected into inbound messages when trust registry extension injection is enabled on a surface. Read-only after creation. |
| Trust Registry | No | The trust registry this Issuer is registered with. Selected at creation from the list of active, connected trust registries. Cannot be changed after creation. |
| Authority DID | No | The parent organisation DID that vouches for this Issuer within the trust registry. Required when a Trust Registry is selected. Pre-populated with the gateway’s own DID. Cannot be changed after creation. |
| TR Registration Status | No | The outcome of DIDComm registration with the selected trust registry. See [TR Registration Status values](#tr-registration-status-values). |

## TR Registration Status values

| Value | Meaning |
| Registered | The gateway successfully registered this Issuer in the trust registry via DIDComm. The Issuer can be assigned to a surface. |
| Failed | Registration failed. Use Retry TR Registration to re-attempt. |

## Actions

| Action | Available when | Description |
| Retry TR Registration | TR Registration Status is Failed. | Re-attempts DIDComm registration of this Issuer with the configured trust registry. |

## Related

- [Add a trust registry](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/how-to-guides.md): Step-by-step guide covering Issuer creation and surface assignment.

- [Trust registries](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/concepts/connections/trust-registry.md): Conceptual background on Issuers and how they link trust registries to surfaces.