Certificates

Description

Official certificates (birth, marriage, education).

Summary

Verifiable official documents.

Challenges

Forgery and fake certificates are common where verification is weak. Portability—using a certificate abroad—often requires apostille or manual verification. Issuance and revocation are not always visible to relying parties; citizens may lack easy access to their own records.

Opportunities

VC-based certificates issued by recognised authorities enable instant verification by any relying party. Tamper-evident issuance and optional revocation lists support integrity. Portable credentials reduce the need for physical documents and in-person verification; interoperability supports once-only and cross-border use.

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Proof of concepts

Georgia land registry pilot
(2016)· mixed
Early government blockchain experiment for land title integrity.
EBSI diploma use case
(2024)· Ethereum
European diploma verification on EBSI.
Digital business registry pilots
(2023)· Various
Verified legal entity attributes for trade and KYC.