diff --git a/acapy_agent/holder/routes.py b/acapy_agent/holder/routes.py
index 8dfb0f3785..c49b46d911 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/holder/routes.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/holder/routes.py
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class W3CCredentialsListRequestSchema(OpenAPISchema):
     )
     types = fields.List(
         fields.Str(
-            validate=ENDPOINT_VALIDATE,
             metadata={
                 "description": "Credential type to match",
                 "example": ENDPOINT_EXAMPLE,
diff --git a/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py b/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py
index 9977d90d5c..7a51bc8728 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/vc/routes.py
@@ -154,14 +154,17 @@ async def store_credential_route(request: web.BaseRequest):
     manager = VcLdpManager(context.profile)
 
     try:
-        vc = body["verifiableCredential"]
-        cred_id = vc["id"] if "id" in vc else f"urn:uuid:{str(uuid4())}"
-        options = {} if "options" not in body else body["options"]
+        vc = body.get("verifiableCredential")
+        options = body.get("options", {})
+        cred_id = options.get("credentialId", vc.get("id", str(uuid4())))
 
         vc = VerifiableCredential.deserialize(vc)
-        options = LDProofVCOptions.deserialize(options)
 
-        await manager.verify_credential(vc)
+        if options.get("verify", True):
+            verification = await manager.verify_credential(vc)
+            if not verification.verified:
+                return web.json_response({"verified": False}, status=400)
+
         await manager.store_credential(vc, cred_id)
 
         return web.json_response({"credentialId": cred_id}, status=200)
diff --git a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/options.py b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/options.py
index a939df56ac..23eb88fad3 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/options.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/options.py
@@ -165,3 +165,28 @@ class Meta:
             )
         },
     )
+
+
+class CredentialStoreOptionsSchema(Schema):
+    """Verifiable Credential store options schema."""
+
+    credentialId = fields.Str(
+        required=False,
+        metadata={
+            "description": ("Credential ID to use in storage & api calls."),
+            "example": "257d68ae-2b9c-406c-bc00-8e205d1abd44",
+        },
+    )
+
+    verify = fields.Bool(
+        required=False,
+        metadata={
+            "description": (
+                "Store a Verifiable Credential without verifying any of the proofs."
+                "This is an unsecured option to be used for development "
+                "and experimentation of new unsupported cryptosuites."
+            ),
+            "example": True,
+        },
+        default=True,
+    )
diff --git a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py
index 277c04e872..169b3cb958 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/models/web_schemas.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from ....messaging.models.openapi import OpenAPISchema
 from ..validation_result import PresentationVerificationResultSchema
 from .credential import CredentialSchema, VerifiableCredentialSchema
-from .options import LDProofVCOptionsSchema
+from .options import LDProofVCOptionsSchema, CredentialStoreOptionsSchema
 from .presentation import PresentationSchema, VerifiablePresentationSchema
 
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class StoreCredentialRequest(OpenAPISchema):
     """Request schema for verifying an LDP VP."""
 
     verifiableCredential = fields.Nested(VerifiableCredentialSchema)
+    options = fields.Nested(CredentialStoreOptionsSchema, required=False)
 
 
 class StoreCredentialResponse(OpenAPISchema):
diff --git a/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/tests/test_routes.py b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/tests/test_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..351e89e541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acapy_agent/vc/vc_ld/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import uuid
+from unittest import IsolatedAsyncioTestCase
+
+import copy
+import pytest
+
+from ...routes import store_credential_route
+from ....tests import mock
+from ....utils.testing import create_test_profile
+
+VALID_VC = {
+    "@context": [
+        "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
+        "https://w3id.org/security/suites/ed25519-2020/v1",
+    ],
+    "type": ["VerifiableCredential"],
+    "issuer": "did:key:z6MksJQETYp2tT6PQhs1pmhqH8c77C8Ki6s23pWYPtC5Z2je",
+    "credentialSubject": {"name": "Alice"},
+    "proof": {
+        "type": "Ed25519Signature2020",
+        "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
+        "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MksJQETYp2tT6PQhs1pmhqH8c77C8Ki6s23pWYPtC5Z2je#z6MksJQETYp2tT6PQhs1pmhqH8c77C8Ki6s23pWYPtC5Z2je",
+        "created": "2025-07-16T15:20:23+00:00",
+        "proofValue": "z2uey5H4Bz9NHQezA6i2NNpvyrDNspHaFei3hcNTCqjAJi3ocs4DzzTbnXRGs5a6LMp9uNo7RyqtBcBmrstyAg1ML",
+    },
+}
+INVALID_VC = copy.deepcopy(VALID_VC)
+INVALID_VC["proof"]["proofValue"] = "unsecured"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vc
+class TestVcApiRoutes(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    async def asyncSetUp(self):
+        self.profile = await create_test_profile(
+            settings={
+                "admin.admin_api_key": "secret-key",
+            }
+        )
+        self.context = self.profile.context
+        setattr(self.context, "profile", self.profile)
+        self.request = mock.MagicMock(
+            app={},
+            match_info={},
+            query={},
+            __getitem__=lambda _, k: self.request_dict[k],
+            headers={"x-api-key": "secret-key"},
+        )
+
+    async def test_credentials_store(self):
+        self.request.match_info = {
+            "verifiableCredential": VALID_VC,
+            "options": {"credentialId": str(uuid.uuid4())},
+        }
+        response = store_credential_route(self.request)
+        assert response
+
+    async def test_credentials_store_unsecured(self):
+        self.request.match_info = {
+            "verifiableCredential": INVALID_VC,
+            "options": {"credentialId": str(uuid.uuid4()), "verify": False},
+        }
+        response = store_credential_route(self.request)
+        assert response