diff --git a/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/README.md b/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/README.md
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index 612df75eab7..00000000000
--- a/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Trusted Issuer Configuration Extension
-
-This IATP extension makes it possible configure a list of trusted issuers, that will be used matches against the Verifiable Credential issuers.
-
-## Configuration
-
-Per issuer the following settings must be configured. As `<issuer-alias>` any unique string is valid.
-
-| Key                                                  | Description                      | Mandatory | 
-|:-----------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------|-----------|
-| edc.iam.trusted-issuer.``<issuer-alias>``.id         | ID of the issuer.                | X         |
-| edc.iam.trusted-issuer.``<issuer-alias>``.properties | Additional properties of Issuer. | (X)       | 
-
diff --git a/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/identitytrust/issuer/configuration/TrustedIssuerConfigurationExtension.java b/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/identitytrust/issuer/configuration/TrustedIssuerConfigurationExtension.java
index 83a46a00462..f7cde5522c2 100644
--- a/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/identitytrust/issuer/configuration/TrustedIssuerConfigurationExtension.java
+++ b/extensions/common/iam/identity-trust/identity-trust-issuers-configuration/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/identitytrust/issuer/configuration/TrustedIssuerConfigurationExtension.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.edc.identitytrust.model.Issuer;
 import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Extension;
 import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Inject;
+import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Setting;
 import org.eclipse.edc.spi.EdcException;
 import org.eclipse.edc.spi.system.ServiceExtension;
 import org.eclipse.edc.spi.system.ServiceExtensionContext;
@@ -29,12 +30,20 @@
 
 import static org.eclipse.edc.identitytrust.issuer.configuration.TrustedIssuerConfigurationExtension.NAME;
 
+/**
+ * This IATP extension makes it possible to configure a list of trusted issuers, that will be matched against the Verifiable Credential issuers.
+ */
 @Extension(NAME)
 public class TrustedIssuerConfigurationExtension implements ServiceExtension {
 
     public static final String CONFIG_PREFIX = "edc.iam.trusted-issuer";
+    public static final String CONFIG_ALIAS = CONFIG_PREFIX + ".<issuerAlias>.";
+
+    @Setting(context = CONFIG_ALIAS, value = "Additional properties of the issuer.")
     public static final String PROPERTIES_SUFFIX = "properties";
+    @Setting(context = CONFIG_ALIAS, value = "ID of the issuer.", required = true)
     public static final String ID_SUFFIX = "id";
+
     protected static final String NAME = "Trusted Issuers Configuration Extensions";
 
     @Inject