Guide

Verifying the Authenticity of a Digital Badge

Robin Yoon Robin Yoon · Customer Success Team Published
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Verifying the Authenticity of a Digital Badge
Key points

On a digital badge's detail page, instantly check its validity with a single click of the Verify credential button, and look up the original data using the blockchain ID to verify whether there has been any tampering or forgery.

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Exploring Digital Badge Information

  1. Click an item in the list to open the detail page of the certificate you received.

Screen showing the digital badge detail page opened by clicking a received certificate, with the Verify credential button visible

  1. Click Verify credential to check the certificate’s validity.
  2. When looking up the original certificate, you can copy and use the blockchain ID.

Looking Up a Badge (Certificate)

Screen showing a certificate being searched by pasting the blockchain ID in Credential Lookup in the top menu

  1. In the top menu, click Credential Lookup.
  2. Paste the copied blockchain ID and search to look up the certificate.

Frequently asked questions

On the detail page, click ‘Verify credential’ to instantly check the certificate's validity. The issuer, issue date, and criteria are displayed together.
Copy the blockchain ID and paste it into credential lookup to look up the original certificate. The original data is used to verify whether there has been any tampering or forgery.
With just the link, anyone can check the issuer and authenticity on the verification page. Recruiters can verify it instantly without a separate account.

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Robin Yoon
Customer Success Team
I share real adoption stories, operational know-how, and Kolleges news from the institutions using digital badges.
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