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. For step-by-step instructions, see Add a trust registry.

Fields

FieldEditableDescription
Issuer NameYesHuman-readable display name for the Issuer. Appears in the Issuer Assignment dropdown on the surface Inbound tab.
Issuer DescriptionYesDescription of the Issuer’s purpose. Required for every Issuer.
DIDNoThe 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 RegistryNoThe trust registry this Issuer is registered with. Selected at creation from the list of active, connected trust registries. Cannot be changed after creation.
Authority DIDNoThe 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 StatusNoThe outcome of DIDComm registration with the selected trust registry. See TR Registration Status values.

TR Registration Status values

ValueMeaning
RegisteredThe gateway successfully registered this Issuer in the trust registry via DIDComm. The Issuer can be assigned to a surface.
FailedRegistration failed. Use Retry TR Registration to re-attempt.

Actions

ActionAvailable whenDescription
Retry TR RegistrationTR Registration Status is Failed.Re-attempts DIDComm registration of this Issuer with the configured trust registry.
  • Add a trust registry: Step-by-step guide covering Issuer creation and surface assignment.
  • Trust registries: Conceptual background on Issuers and how they link trust registries to surfaces.