diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/base.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/base.py
index 32c0a1c1f1..26ad015713 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/base.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/base.py
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ async def get_revocation_list(
     ) -> GetRevListResult:
         """Get a revocation list from the registry."""
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_schema_info_by_id(self, schema_id: str) -> dict:
+        """Get a schema info from the registry."""
+
 
 class BaseAnonCredsRegistrar(BaseAnonCredsHandler):
     """Base Anon Creds Registrar."""
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_indy/registry.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_indy/registry.py
index dcaafe4c06..687385f9d8 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_indy/registry.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_indy/registry.py
@@ -118,3 +118,7 @@ async def update_revocation_list(
     ) -> RevListResult:
         """Update a revocation list on the registry."""
         raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    async def get_schema_info_by_id(self, schema_id: str) -> dict:
+        """Get a schema info from the registry."""
+        return await super().get_schema_info_by_id(schema_id)
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_web/registry.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_web/registry.py
index f97ba88fb8..2b2dcbf27f 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_web/registry.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/did_web/registry.py
@@ -113,3 +113,7 @@ async def update_revocation_list(
     ) -> RevListResult:
         """Update a revocation list on the registry."""
         raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    async def get_schema_info_by_id(self, schema_id: str) -> dict:
+        """Get a schema info from the registry."""
+        return await super().get_schema_info_by_id(schema_id)
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/legacy_indy/registry.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/legacy_indy/registry.py
index aff1040616..f0cbaee780 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/legacy_indy/registry.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/default/legacy_indy/registry.py
@@ -1229,3 +1229,12 @@ async def txn_submit(
                 )
         except LedgerError as err:
             raise AnonCredsRegistrationError(err.roll_up) from err
+
+    async def get_schema_info_by_id(self, schema_id: str) -> dict:
+        """Get schema info by schema id."""
+        schema_id_parts = re.match(r"^(\w+):2:([^:]+):([^:]+)$", schema_id)
+        return {
+            "issuer_id": schema_id_parts.group(1),
+            "name": schema_id_parts.group(2),
+            "version": schema_id_parts.group(3),
+        }
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/holder.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/holder.py
index f8dd4445f7..d7543b2ed9 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/holder.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/holder.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
-import re
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 
 from anoncreds import (
@@ -150,8 +149,8 @@ async def create_credential_request(
             ) = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
                 None,
                 CredentialRequest.create,
-                None,
                 holder_did,
+                None,
                 credential_definition.to_native(),
                 secret,
                 AnonCredsHolder.MASTER_SECRET_ID,
@@ -231,25 +230,17 @@ async def _finish_store_credential(
         rev_reg_def: Optional[dict] = None,
     ) -> str:
         credential_data = cred_recvd.to_dict()
-        schema_id = cred_recvd.schema_id
-        schema_id_parts = re.match(r"^(\w+):2:([^:]+):([^:]+)$", schema_id)
-        if not schema_id_parts:
-            raise AnonCredsHolderError(f"Error parsing credential schema ID: {schema_id}")
-        cred_def_id = cred_recvd.cred_def_id
-        cdef_id_parts = re.match(r"^(\w+):3:CL:([^:]+):([^:]+)$", cred_def_id)
-        if not cdef_id_parts:
-            raise AnonCredsHolderError(
-                f"Error parsing credential definition ID: {cred_def_id}"
-            )
+        registry = self.profile.inject(AnonCredsRegistry)
+        schema_info = await registry.get_schema_info_by_id(credential_data["schema_id"])
 
         credential_id = credential_id or str(uuid4())
         tags = {
-            "schema_id": schema_id,
-            "schema_issuer_did": schema_id_parts[1],
-            "schema_name": schema_id_parts[2],
-            "schema_version": schema_id_parts[3],
-            "issuer_did": cdef_id_parts[1],
-            "cred_def_id": cred_def_id,
+            "schema_id": credential_data["schema_id"],
+            "schema_issuer_id": schema_info["issuer_id"],
+            "schema_name": schema_info["name"],
+            "schema_version": schema_info["version"],
+            "issuer_id": credential_definition["issuerId"],
+            "cred_def_id": cred_recvd.cred_def_id,
             "rev_reg_id": cred_recvd.rev_reg_id or "None",
         }
 
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/credential_request.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/credential_request.py
index 49fd58e996..2d5147b4a6 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/credential_request.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/credential_request.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class Meta:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
+        entropy: Optional[str] = None,
+        # For compatibility with credx agents, which uses `prover_did` instead of `entropy` # noqa
         prover_did: Optional[str] = None,
         cred_def_id: Optional[str] = None,
         blinded_ms: Optional[Mapping] = None,
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         """Initialize anoncreds credential request."""
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.entropy = entropy
         self.prover_did = prover_did
         self.cred_def_id = cred_def_id
         self.blinded_ms = blinded_ms
@@ -49,8 +52,16 @@ class Meta:
         model_class = AnoncredsCredRequest
         unknown = EXCLUDE
 
+    entropy = fields.Str(
+        required=False,
+        metadata={
+            "description": "Prover DID/Random String/UUID",
+            "example": UUID4_EXAMPLE,
+        },
+    )
+    # For compatibility with credx agents, which uses `prover_did` instead of `entropy`
     prover_did = fields.Str(
-        required=True,
+        required=False,
         metadata={
             "description": "Prover DID/Random String/UUID",
             "example": UUID4_EXAMPLE,
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/presentation_request.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/presentation_request.py
index 12855e1ee6..1d7c238064 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/presentation_request.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/models/presentation_request.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AnoncredsPresentationReqPredSpecSchema(OpenAPISchema):
         fields.Dict(
             keys=fields.Str(
                 validate=validate.Regexp(
-                    "^schema_id|schema_issuer_did|schema_name|schema_version|issuer_did|"
+                    "^schema_id|schema_issuer_id|schema_name|schema_version|issuer_id|"
                     "cred_def_id|attr::.+::value$"
                 ),
                 metadata={"example": "cred_def_id"},
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class AnoncredsPresentationReqPredSpecSchema(OpenAPISchema):
         metadata={
             "description": (
                 "If present, credential must satisfy one of given restrictions: specify"
-                " schema_id, schema_issuer_did, schema_name, schema_version,"
-                " issuer_did, cred_def_id, and/or attr::<attribute-name>::value where"
+                " schema_id, schema_issuer_id, schema_name, schema_version,"
+                " issuer_id, cred_def_id, and/or attr::<attribute-name>::value where"
                 " <attribute-name> represents a credential attribute name"
             )
         },
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class AnoncredsPresentationReqAttrSpecSchema(OpenAPISchema):
         fields.Dict(
             keys=fields.Str(
                 validate=validate.Regexp(
-                    "^schema_id|schema_issuer_did|schema_name|schema_version|issuer_did|"
+                    "^schema_id|schema_issuer_id|schema_name|schema_version|issuer_id|"
                     "cred_def_id|attr::.+::value$"
                 ),
                 metadata={"example": "cred_def_id"},
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ class AnoncredsPresentationReqAttrSpecSchema(OpenAPISchema):
         metadata={
             "description": (
                 "If present, credential must satisfy one of given restrictions: specify"
-                " schema_id, schema_issuer_did, schema_name, schema_version,"
-                " issuer_did, cred_def_id, and/or attr::<attribute-name>::value where"
+                " schema_id, schema_issuer_id, schema_name, schema_version,"
+                " issuer_id, cred_def_id, and/or attr::<attribute-name>::value where"
                 " <attribute-name> represents a credential attribute name"
             )
         },
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/registry.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/registry.py
index c355b447cd..ff82c0d818 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/registry.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/registry.py
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ async def get_credential_definition(
             credential_definition_id,
         )
 
+    async def get_schema_info_by_id(self, schema_id: str) -> dict:
+        """Get a schema info from the registry."""
+        resolver = await self._resolver_for_identifier(schema_id)
+        return await resolver.get_schema_info_by_id(schema_id)
+
     async def register_credential_definition(
         self,
         profile: Profile,
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_holder.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_holder.py
index 34d23ef75f..9667fe76e5 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_holder.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_holder.py
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ def __init__(self, bad_schema=False, bad_cred_def=False):
         self.schema_id = "Sc886XPwD1gDcHwmmLDeR2:2:degree schema:45.101.94"
         self.cred_def_id = "Sc886XPwD1gDcHwmmLDeR2:3:CL:229975:faber.agent.degree_schema"
 
-        if bad_schema:
-            self.schema_id = "bad-schema-id"
-        if bad_cred_def:
-            self.cred_def_id = "bad-cred-def-id"
-
     schema_id = "Sc886XPwD1gDcHwmmLDeR2:2:degree schema:45.101.94"
     cred_def_id = "Sc886XPwD1gDcHwmmLDeR2:3:CL:229975:faber.agent.degree_schema"
     rev_reg_id = None
@@ -72,15 +67,10 @@ def to_dict(self):
 
 
 class MockCredReceivedW3C:
-    def __init__(self, bad_schema=False, bad_cred_def=False):
+    def __init__(self):
         self.schema_id = "Sc886XPwD1gDcHwmmLDeR2:2:degree schema:45.101.94"
         self.cred_def_id = "Sc886XPwD1gDcHwmmLDeR2:3:CL:229975:faber.agent.degree_schema"
 
-        if bad_schema:
-            self.schema_id = "bad-schema-id"
-        if bad_cred_def:
-            self.cred_def_id = "bad-cred-def-id"
-
     def to_json_buffer(self):
         return b"credential"
 
@@ -89,9 +79,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
 
 
 class MockCredential:
-    def __init__(self, bad_schema=False, bad_cred_def=False):
-        self.bad_schema = bad_schema
-        self.bad_cred_def = bad_cred_def
+    def __init__(self):
         self.rev_reg_id = "rev-reg-id"
         self.rev_reg_index = 0
 
@@ -101,21 +89,17 @@ def to_dict(self):
         return MOCK_CRED
 
     def process(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return MockCredReceived(self.bad_schema, self.bad_cred_def)
+        return MockCredReceived()
 
 
 class MockW3Credential:
-    def __init__(self, bad_schema=False, bad_cred_def=False):
-        self.bad_schema = bad_schema
-        self.bad_cred_def = bad_cred_def
-
     cred = mock.AsyncMock(auto_spec=W3cCredential)
 
     def to_dict(self):
         return MOCK_W3C_CRED
 
     def process(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return MockCredReceivedW3C(self.bad_schema, self.bad_cred_def)
+        return MockCredReceivedW3C()
 
 
 class MockMasterSecret:
@@ -285,8 +269,6 @@ async def test_store_credential_fails_to_load_raises_x(self, mock_master_secret)
         side_effect=[
             MockCredential(),
             MockCredential(),
-            MockCredential(bad_schema=True),
-            MockCredential(bad_cred_def=True),
         ],
     )
     async def test_store_credential(self, mock_load, mock_master_secret):
@@ -296,6 +278,9 @@ async def test_store_credential(self, mock_load, mock_master_secret):
                 commit=mock.CoroutineMock(return_value=None),
             )
         )
+        self.profile.context.injector.bind_instance(
+            AnonCredsRegistry, mock.MagicMock(AnonCredsRegistry, autospec=True)
+        )
 
         # Valid
         result = await self.holder.store_credential(
@@ -321,20 +306,6 @@ async def test_store_credential(self, mock_load, mock_master_secret):
             {"cred-req-meta": "cred-req-meta"},
         )
 
-        # Test bad id's
-        with self.assertRaises(AnonCredsHolderError):
-            await self.holder.store_credential(
-                MOCK_CRED_DEF,
-                MOCK_PRES,
-                {"cred-req-meta": "cred-req-meta"},
-            )
-        with self.assertRaises(AnonCredsHolderError):
-            await self.holder.store_credential(
-                MOCK_CRED_DEF,
-                MOCK_CRED,
-                {"cred-req-meta": "cred-req-meta"},
-            )
-
     @mock.patch.object(AnonCredsHolder, "get_master_secret", return_value="master-secret")
     @mock.patch.object(
         W3cCredential,
@@ -362,7 +333,9 @@ async def test_store_credential_w3c(
                 commit=mock.CoroutineMock(return_value=None),
             )
         )
-
+        self.profile.context.injector.bind_instance(
+            AnonCredsRegistry, mock.MagicMock(AnonCredsRegistry, autospec=True)
+        )
         with mock.patch.object(jsonld, "expand", return_value=MagicMock()):
             with mock.patch.object(JsonLdProcessor, "get_values", return_value=["type1"]):
                 result = await self.holder.store_credential_w3c(
@@ -384,6 +357,9 @@ async def test_store_credential_failed_trx(self, *_):
         self.profile.transaction = mock.MagicMock(
             side_effect=[AskarError(AskarErrorCode.UNEXPECTED, "test")]
         )
+        self.profile.context.injector.bind_instance(
+            AnonCredsRegistry, mock.MagicMock(AnonCredsRegistry, autospec=True)
+        )
 
         with self.assertRaises(AnonCredsHolderError):
             await self.holder.store_credential(
diff --git a/acapy_agent/indy/credx/issuer.py b/acapy_agent/indy/credx/issuer.py
index 8cd857df9e..c67b4d911a 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/indy/credx/issuer.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/indy/credx/issuer.py
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ async def create_credential(
             revoc = None
             credential_revocation_id = None
 
+        # This is for compatibility with an anoncreds holder
+        if not credential_request.get("prover_did"):
+            credential_request["prover_did"] = credential_request["entropy"]
+            del credential_request["entropy"]
+
         try:
             (
                 credential,
diff --git a/acapy_agent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/formats/anoncreds/tests/test_handler.py b/acapy_agent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/formats/anoncreds/tests/test_handler.py
index f795929e8b..07f2d948c4 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/formats/anoncreds/tests/test_handler.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/formats/anoncreds/tests/test_handler.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "nonce": "1234567890",
 }
 ANONCREDS_CRED_REQ = {
-    "prover_did": TEST_DID,
+    "entropy": TEST_DID,
     "cred_def_id": CRED_DEF_ID,
     "blinded_ms": {
         "u": "12345",
diff --git a/acapy_agent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_manager_anoncreds.py b/acapy_agent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_manager_anoncreds.py
index 9f88377968..8fd0db66fc 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_manager_anoncreds.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_manager_anoncreds.py
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ async def test_receive_pres_bait_and_switch_pred(self):
             "name": "highScore",
             "p_type": ">=",
             "p_value": 1000000,
-            "restrictions": [{"issuer_did": "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"}],  # fake issuer
+            "restrictions": [{"issuer_id": "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"}],  # fake issuer
             "non_revoked": {"from": NOW, "to": NOW},
         }
         pres_proposal = V20PresProposal(