From e1b831d251bd2871199f1549d1fa1b188f82314c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xavi Aracil <xaracil@1edtech.org>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:33:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] check issuer only if provided

---
 .../java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/EmbeddedProofProbe.java | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/EmbeddedProofProbe.java b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/EmbeddedProofProbe.java
index 692efce..8d5cbd9 100644
--- a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/EmbeddedProofProbe.java
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/EmbeddedProofProbe.java
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class EmbeddedProofProbe extends Probe<VerifiableCredential> {
       return error("Invalid public key: " + e.getMessage(), ctx);
     }
 
-    if (controller != null) {
+    if (controller != null && credentialHolder.getCredential().getIssuer() != null) {
       if (!controller.equals(credentialHolder.getCredential().getIssuer().toString())) {
         return error(
             "Key controller does not match issuer: " + credentialHolder.getCredential().getIssuer(),