diff --git a/component/profile/reader/file/creator.go b/component/profile/reader/file/creator.go
index e4fd73ae4..22f1f99e5 100644
--- a/component/profile/reader/file/creator.go
+++ b/component/profile/reader/file/creator.go
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ func (c *Creator) createDID(
 			Relationship:       did.Authentication,
 			Embedded:           true,
 		}},
+		AssertionMethod: []did.Verification{{
+			VerificationMethod: *authentication,
+			Relationship:       did.AssertionMethod,
+			Embedded:           true,
+		}},
 	}
 
 	keys := [2]interface{}{}
@@ -246,6 +251,11 @@ func (c *Creator) ionDID(
 			Relationship:       did.Authentication,
 			Embedded:           true,
 		}},
+		AssertionMethod: []did.Verification{{
+			VerificationMethod: *vm,
+			Relationship:       did.AssertionMethod,
+			Embedded:           true,
+		}},
 	}
 
 	if difDidOrigin != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/service/oidc4vp/oidc4vp_service.go b/pkg/service/oidc4vp/oidc4vp_service.go
index d8d9d61c7..eb6a0fcae 100644
--- a/pkg/service/oidc4vp/oidc4vp_service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/oidc4vp/oidc4vp_service.go
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (s *Service) extractClaimData(
 	opts := []presexch.MatchOption{
 		presexch.WithCredentialOptions(
 			verifiable.WithDataIntegrityVerifier(diVerifier),
-			verifiable.WithExpectedDataIntegrityFields(crypto.Authentication, "", ""),
+			verifiable.WithExpectedDataIntegrityFields(crypto.AssertionMethod, "", ""),
 			verifiable.WithJSONLDDocumentLoader(s.documentLoader),
 			verifiable.WithPublicKeyFetcher(verifiable.NewVDRKeyResolver(s.vdr).PublicKeyFetcher())),
 		presexch.WithDisableSchemaValidation(),