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+package org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.vc;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.ManagedIdentityWalletsApplication;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.config.MIWSettings;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.config.TestContextInitializer;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.constant.StringPool;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.dao.entity.Wallet;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.service.CommonService;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.service.PresentationService;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.service.WalletKeyService;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.utils.TestUtils;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.crypt.x21559.x21559PrivateKey;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.model.proof.jws.JWSSignature2020;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.model.verifiable.credential.VerifiableCredential;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.model.verifiable.credential.VerifiableCredentialBuilder;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.model.verifiable.credential.VerifiableCredentialSubject;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.model.verifiable.credential.VerifiableCredentialType;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.proof.LinkedDataProofGenerator;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi.lib.proof.SignatureType;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.DEFINED_PORT, classes = { ManagedIdentityWalletsApplication.class })
+@ContextConfiguration(initializers = { TestContextInitializer.class })
+public class VerifiableCredentialIssuerEqualProofSignerTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private MIWSettings miwSettings;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private TestRestTemplate restTemplate;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private WalletKeyService walletKeyService;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private CommonService commonService;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private PresentationService presentationService;
+
+    @SneakyThrows
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        var bpn1 = "BPNL000000000FOO";
+        var response1 = TestUtils.createWallet(bpn1, "did:web:localhost%3A8080:BPNL000000000FOO", restTemplate, miwSettings.authorityWalletBpn());
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response1.getStatusCode().is2xxSuccessful(), "Wallet 1 creation failed. " + response1.getBody());
+        var wallet1 = commonService.getWalletByIdentifier(bpn1);
+
+        var bpn2 = "BPNL000000000BAR";
+        var response2 = TestUtils.createWallet(bpn2, "did:web:localhost%3A8080:BPNL000000000BAR", restTemplate, miwSettings.authorityWalletBpn());
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response2.getStatusCode().is2xxSuccessful(), "Wallet 2 creation failed. " + response2.getBody());
+        var wallet2 = commonService.getWalletByIdentifier(bpn2);
+
+        // create vc where issuer and proof-signer are different
+        var verifiableCredentialWithSignerDifferentIssuer = issueVC(wallet1.getDid(), wallet2);
+        var verifiableCredentialWithSignerEqualIssuer = issueVC(wallet1.getDid(), wallet1);
+
+        var presentationWithSignerDifferentIssuer = presentationService.createPresentation(
+                Map.of(StringPool.VERIFIABLE_CREDENTIALS, List.of(verifiableCredentialWithSignerDifferentIssuer)),
+                true, "audience", miwSettings.authorityWalletBpn());
+        var presentationCredentialWithSignerEqualIssuer = presentationService.createPresentation(
+                Map.of(StringPool.VERIFIABLE_CREDENTIALS, List.of(verifiableCredentialWithSignerEqualIssuer)),
+                true, "audience", miwSettings.authorityWalletBpn());
+
+        var resultSignerEqualIssuer = presentationService.validatePresentation(presentationCredentialWithSignerEqualIssuer, true, false, "audience");
+        var resultSignerDifferentIssuer = presentationService.validatePresentation(presentationWithSignerDifferentIssuer, true, false, "audience");
+
+        Assertions.assertFalse((boolean) resultSignerDifferentIssuer.get(StringPool.VALID), "Presentation should not be valid. Issuer different than proof-signer. Verifiable Credential:\n" + verifiableCredentialWithSignerEqualIssuer.toPrettyJson());
+        Assertions.assertTrue((boolean) resultSignerEqualIssuer.get(StringPool.VALID), "Presentation should be valid. Issuer equal than proof-signer. Verifiable Credential:\n" + verifiableCredentialWithSignerEqualIssuer.toPrettyJson());
+    }
+
+    @SneakyThrows
+    private VerifiableCredential issueVC(String issuerDid, Wallet signerWallet) throws JsonProcessingException {
+        List<URI> contexts = new ArrayList();
+        contexts.add(URI.create("https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"));
+        // if the credential does not contain the JWS proof-context add it
+        URI jwsUri = URI.create("https://w3id.org/security/suites/jws-2020/v1");
+        if (!contexts.contains(jwsUri)) {
+            contexts.add(jwsUri);
+        }
+
+        URI id = URI.create(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+        VerifiableCredentialBuilder builder =
+                new VerifiableCredentialBuilder()
+                        .context(contexts)
+                        .id(URI.create(issuerDid + "#" + id))
+                        .type(List.of(VerifiableCredentialType.VERIFIABLE_CREDENTIAL))
+                        .issuer(URI.create(issuerDid))
+                        .issuanceDate(Instant.now())
+                        .expirationDate(Instant.now().plusSeconds(60 * 60 * 24 * 365))
+                        .credentialSubject(new VerifiableCredentialSubject(Map.of("id", "foo")));
+
+        LinkedDataProofGenerator generator = LinkedDataProofGenerator.newInstance(SignatureType.JWS);
+        URI verificationMethod = signerWallet.getDidDocument().getVerificationMethods().get(0).getId();
+
+        byte[] privateKeyBytes = walletKeyService.getPrivateKeyByWalletIdentifierAsBytes(signerWallet.getId());
+
+        JWSSignature2020 proof =
+                (JWSSignature2020) generator.createProof(builder.build(), verificationMethod, new x21559PrivateKey(privateKeyBytes));
+
+        //Adding Proof to VC
+        builder.proof(proof);
+
+        //Create Credential
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+}