# Guide to Electronic Registries and Verifiable Credentials

- [Verifiable Credentials](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials.md)
- [What issues will Verifiable Credentials address?](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/what-issues-will-verifiable-credentials-address.md)
- [What are the key roles in Verifiable Credentials?](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/what-are-the-key-roles-in-verifiable-credentials.md)
- [What are the components of Verifiable Credentials?](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/what-are-the-components-of-verifiable-credentials.md)
- [What are the benefits of Verifiable Credentials?](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/what-are-the-benefits-of-verifiable-credentials.md)
- [Digital Credentials vs Verifiable Credentials](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/digital-credentials-vs-verifiable-credentials.md)
- [QR code vs Verifiable QR code](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/qr-code-vs-verifiable-qr-code.md)
- [Use Cases](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/verifiable-credentials/use-cases.md)
- [Electronic Registries](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries.md)
- [Evolution of Electronic Registries](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries/evolution-electronic-registries.md)
- [What issues will Electronic Registries address?](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries/what-issues-will-electronic-registries-address.md)
- [Benefits of Electronic Registries](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries/benefits-of-electronic-registries.md)
- [Registry vs Database](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries/registry-vs-database.md)
- [Design Principles](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries/design-principles.md)
- [Use Cases](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/electronic-registries/use-cases.md)
- [Leveraging Existing data stores](/v1.0.0/help/comprehensive-overview-electronic-registries-and-verifiable-credentials/leveraging-existing-data-stores-directories.md): leverage existing trustworthy sources of data to accelerate registry implementation