Add media type registration request (#1000)

* Add media type registration request

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Co-authored-by: Manu Sporny <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Manu Sporny <[email protected]>

* Update index.html

Co-authored-by: Dave Longley <[email protected]>

* Update index.html

* Update index.html

* Update index.html

Co-authored-by: Dave Longley <[email protected]>

* Update index.html

Co-authored-by: Manu Sporny <[email protected]>

Co-authored-by: Manu Sporny <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Dave Longley <[email protected]>

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@@ -5083,6 +5083,58 @@ <h2>IANA Considerations</h2>
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+<section id="media-type">
+  <h2>The <code>application/credential+ld+json</code> Media Type</h2>
+  <p>
+    This specification registers the <code>application/credential+ld+json</code> MIME Media Type specifically for
+    identifying documents
+    conforming to the Verifiable Credentials format.
+  </p>
+  <table>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Type name: </td>
+      <td>application</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Subtype name: </td>
+      <td>credential+ld+json</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Required parameters: </td>
+      <td>None</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Encoding considerations: </td>
+      <td>
+        Resources that use the "<code>application/credential+ld+json</code>"
+        Media Type are required to conform to all of the requirements
+        for the "<code>application/ld+json</code>" Media Type and are
+        therefore subject to the same encoding considerations specified
+        in Section 11 of [[!RFC7159]].
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Security considerations: </td>
+      <td>As defined in this specification.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Contact: </td>
+      <td>
+        W3C Verifiable Credentials Working Group <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+
+  <p>
+    Note that while the Verifiable Credentials format uses JSON-LD
+    conventions, there are a number of constraints and additional
+    requirements for Verifiable Credential implementations that justify
+    the use of a specific media type.
+  </p>
+
+</section>
+
+
     </section>
 
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