A credential is a certificate of recognition for a skill or knowledge or experience you have gained. Your school, college, and university certificates are considered as credentials. Credentials can also be government issued identities such as Aadhar card, voter id, pan card etc.
Digital certificates are digitally secured and encrypted versions of certificates.
Because they reduce hassle and expenses, they are globally available, they are better than physical credentials, and they are 100% secure.
It removes the need for paper based credentials, provides permanent security, provides life-long proof of ownership, eradicates fake credentials, facilitates cost-effective large storage of files, enables online learning platforms and establishes integrity of credentials.
Open Badge is the world’s leading format and standard for digital badges. It provides the guidelines to the creation of digital badges and certificates in compliance with privacy measures.
Digital certificates and badges improve the process of recognizing a learner’s skills by making it faster, secure, and universally available.
Digital certificates are less expensive when compared with the traditional processes of creating physical certificates.
No, they cannot.
Every credential on a blockchain network has a public and private key. A user shares the public key whenever someone needs to access and authenticate their credential. The verifier can then validate the credential in a matter of seconds. That’s how it improves background checks
No, once a certificate is issued on the blockchain it cannot be revised. A new certificate should be created or issued.
They are important because they provide credibility and authoritativeness which makes their content reliable. They also make education processes faster and secure.
