Overview
Graduates prove qualifications to employers or regulators by presenting a verifiable degree credential from their wallet.
Why it matters
Manual verification is slow and vulnerable to fraud. Verifiable Credentials allow instant validation without exposing unnecessary personal data.
Ecosystem roles
- Issuer: The education institution that issued the qualification.
- Holder: The graduate.
- Verifier: Employers, professional bodies, or platforms assessing eligibility.
Verification model
Verifiers can check authenticity and status without direct integration to university systems, reducing friction and improving trust.
| Objective | Enable a potential employee to verify a degree certificate of a job applicant. |
| Description | Use verifiable credentials to allow a graduate and job applicant the ability to prove their qualifications. |
| Actors | Job Applicant |
| Dependencies | Applicant has a digital degree certificate in their wallet |
| Preconditions | The job applicant is applying for a position that has educational requirements |
| Postconditions | The employer receives the job application, including proof of educational certification. |
flowchart LR
UNI@{icon: "fa:graduation-cap", label: "University", pos: "b"} -->|Issues degree VC| WAL@{icon: "fa:wallet", label: "Wallet", pos: "b"}
WAL -->|Presents credential| VER@{icon: "fa:id-badge", label: "Employer / verifier", pos: "b"}
VER -->|Status check| REG@{icon: "fa:book", label: "Credential registry", pos: "b"}
sequenceDiagram
participant University
participant Wallet
participant Graduate
participant Verifier as Employer / verifier
participant Registry as Credential registry
University-->>Wallet: Issue degree VC
Graduate->>Wallet: Stores credential
Graduate->>Verifier: Present degree VC
Verifier->>Registry: Check status
Registry-->>Verifier: Valid
Verifier-->>Graduate: Verification complete
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