Digital credentialsA certificate is issued in an afternoon and needed for forty years, while the institute behind it renames, rebrands, changes software or closes. Here are the three ways certificates die, the six properties that make permanence a design requirement rather than a promise, and what an issuer should do on the day of issue.
Certifada Team 6 min read
Digital credentialsImage models now produce a flawless fake certificate for free: logo, seal, signature, foil, even the QR code. Every visual cue verifiers rely on is worthless. What is left is a record held somewhere the forger cannot write to. Here is what that means for anyone who checks certificates, and for anyone who issues them.
Certifada Team 7 min read
Digital credentialsA QR code is an address, not a proof. Most "verified" certificates open a PDF, a page the issuer edits, or a social post, none of which proves anything. Here is what a real proof has to have, how to test any certificate in sixty seconds, and how to make yours pass.
Certifada Team 7 min read
Digital credentialsTwo guarantees most credentialing platforms do not make: verification is never metered or rate-limited, and every credential stays verifiable even after the issuer stops paying. Here is why, how it works, and what to ask any vendor.
Certifada Team 5 min read