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Education verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Blockchain Digital Diplomas

domain Client: Technical Institute handshake Provider: Blockcerts (Open Standard) schedule Deploy: 2017-Present
88 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

Issuance of tamper-proof, verifiable digital diplomas anchored to the Bitcoin/Ethereum blockchain, allowing students to own their credentials and share them instantly with employers.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"The reference implementation for Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) in education. It solves the 'fake degree' problem and the 'transcript request fee' friction. It treats the diploma as a digital wallet asset."

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warning The Challenge

Verifying university degrees is slow and costly (background checks take weeks). In conflict zones or after school closures, records can be lost forever (e.g., refugees losing proof of education). Fake diplomas are a massive industry. Students do not 'own' their record; the registrar does.

psychology The Solution

Adopted the Blockcerts open standard. When a student graduates, the university issues a digital file cryptographically signed and anchored to the blockchain. The student holds this file in a mobile wallet app. They can send it to an employer, who can instantly verify its authenticity against the blockchain without contacting the university.

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Integrations
SIS
Deployment Model
Mobile App / Blockchain
Data Classification
Credential Data
Estimated TCO / ROI
Low
POC Summary (2017 to 2018)

"Pilot with MIT Media Lab grads."

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Key Loss Medium Recovery mechanisms via seed phrase.
Adoption Medium Dual issuance (Paper + Digital).

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Audited value realization curve

Zero cost for verification Verified Outcome
Primary KPIPermanent record independent of university existence
Audit CyclePrevention of credential fraud

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: GDPR (Right to be forgotten handled via hashing)
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Credential Data

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Verified Case Study
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PDF • Audited
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The "Blind Verification" Protocol

How we verified these outcomes for Technical Institute without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-591
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-591

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