diff --git a/1.1/openid-4-verifiable-credential-issuance-1_1.md b/1.1/openid-4-verifiable-credential-issuance-1_1.md
index e6395379..94ed1f9d 100644
--- a/1.1/openid-4-verifiable-credential-issuance-1_1.md
+++ b/1.1/openid-4-verifiable-credential-issuance-1_1.md
@@ -808,10 +808,19 @@ Depending on this assessment, the response from the Interactive Authorization En
 ### Interaction Required Response {#iae-interaction-required-response}
 
 By setting `status` to `require_interaction` in the response, the Authorization Server requests an additional user interaction.
-In this case, the following keys MUST be present in the response as well:
+In this case, the following key MUST be present in the response as well:
 
 * `type`: REQUIRED. String indicating which type of interaction is required, as defined below. The Authorization Server MUST NOT set this to a value that was not included in the `interaction_types_supported` parameter sent by the Wallet.
-* `auth_session`: REQUIRED. String containing a value that allows the Authorization Server to associate subsequent requests by this Wallet with the ongoing authorization request sequence. Wallets SHOULD treat this value as an opaque value. The value returned MUST be distinct for each interactive authorization response.
+
+The Authorization Server MUST provide a mechanism to associate the next request by this Wallet with the ongoing authorization request sequence.
+The following key MAY be present in the response to provide such a mechanism:
+
+* `auth_session`: REQUIRED if specified by the interaction type. String containing a value that allows the Authorization Server to associate subsequent requests by this Wallet with the ongoing authorization request sequence. Wallets SHOULD treat this value as an opaque value. The value returned MUST be distinct for each interactive authorization response.
+
+A definition of a custom type of interaction MUST include exactly one of the following:
+
+1. A normative requirement that the `auth_session` key MUST be included in the Interaction Required Response.
+2. A definition of a mechanism to associate the next request by the Wallet with the ongoing authorization request sequence.
 
 The Wallet MUST include the most recently received `auth_session` in follow-up requests to the Interactive Authorization Endpoint.
 
@@ -826,6 +835,8 @@ If `type` is set to `openid4vp_presentation`, as shown in the following example,
 * The `response_mode` MUST be either `iae-post` for unencrypted responses or `iae-post.jwt` for encrypted responses. These modes are used to indicate to the Wallet to return the response back to the same Interactive Authorization Endpoint.
 * If `expected_origins` is present, it MUST contain only the derived Origin of the Interactive Authorization Endpoint as defined in Section 4 in [@RFC6454]. For example, the derived Origin from `https://example.com/iae` is `https://example.com`.
 
+The response MUST include the key `auth_session` to associate the next request by this Wallet with the ongoing authorization request sequence.
+
 The following is a non-normative example of an unsigned Authorization Request:
 
 ```
@@ -939,6 +950,8 @@ In this case, the Authorization server MUST include the key `request_uri` in the
 The Wallet MUST use the `request_uri` value to build an Authorization Request as defined in Section 4 of [@!RFC9126] and complete the rest of the authorization process as defined there.
 The Authorization Server MAY include the `expires_in` key as defined in [@!RFC9126].
 
+Since the `request_uri` allows the Authorization Server to associate the Authorization Request with the ongoing authorization request sequence, the Authorization Server MUST omit `auth_session` parameter in the response. The `auth_session` will be returned in the redirect back to the Wallet if required.
+
 Non-normative Example:
 
 ```
@@ -975,6 +988,7 @@ It is RECOMMENDED to use this extension point instead of modifying the OAuth pro
 See (#iae-security) for additional security considerations.
 
 In the following non-normative example, this extension point is used to read the Betelgeuse Intergalactic ID card through an NFC interface in the Wallet. A token called `biic_token` is used to start the process.
+It is assumed that the `biic_token` is used by the Authorization Server to associate the next request by this Wallet with the ongoing authorization request sequence, and no `auth_session` is thus needed.
 
 ```
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK