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@@ -2667,11 +2667,10 @@ <h4>Presentations Including Holder Claims</h4>
 apply to self-asserted [=verifiable credentials=].
           </p>
           <p>
-When a self-asserted [=verifiable credential=] is secured using the same
-mechanism as the [=verifiable presentation=], the value of the
-`issuer` [=property=] of the [=verifiable credential=]
-MUST be identical to the `holder` [=property=] of the
-[=verifiable presentation=].
+A [=verifiable credential=] in a [=verifiable presentation=] is considered
+self-asserted when the value of the `issuer` [=property=] of the
+[=verifiable credential=] is identical to the value of the `holder`
+[=property=] of the [=verifiable presentation=].
           </p>
           <p>
 The example below shows a [=verifiable presentation=] that embeds a