The institution
- Publishes its attestation types, instructions and fees
- Reviews the certificate and may ask for more information
- Approves or rejects, and sets the validity period
- Can revoke an attestation it gave
Certificate attestation
Institutional Certificate Attestation
A trusted path between certificate holders and the institutions that can confirm their credentials.
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From certificate to verifiable attestation
- Your certificate
- Institution review
- Attested credential
- QR and public verification
How it works
From your certificate to a verifiable attestation
You prepare the request in five steps. The institution then reviews it and decides; PalCert keeps the record and publishes the verification.
Choose the institution
You
Only institutions that currently offer attestation are listed. Institutions verified by PalCert carry a badge.
Choose the attestation type
You
Each type is set by the institution, with its own instructions, accepted files, usual validity and fee.
Describe the certificate
You
Give the certificate’s title and the details the institution asks for, such as the issuer, issue date or reference number.
Upload the certificate
You
Upload the exact file to be attested. It is scanned before anyone opens it, and its fingerprint is recorded.
Review the fee and submit
You
The fee is shown before you submit. Submitting holds it from your PalCert balance.
The institution reviews
Institution
The institution’s reviewers examine the request. If they need more, they ask, and you answer on the request page.
Receive the decision
Institution
You are notified when the institution approves or rejects the request. A rejection releases the fee in full.
Share and verify
PalCert
An approved attestation has a public verification link and a QR code that show its current status.
What you get
What an attestation gives you
Each item below is part of the attestation workflow today.
A decision by the institution
The institution’s own reviewers approve or reject, and the decision is dated.
Status at every step
Submitted, in review, waiting for you, approved, rejected or cancelled — always shown on your request.
Notifications
In the app, and by email if you choose: when the institution acts, when it needs information, and before an attestation expires.
Bound to your exact file
The attestation records the SHA-256 fingerprint of the file you submitted. A different scan or copy does not match.
Public verification
Anyone with the link can confirm the attestation without an account, and can check whether a copy of the file matches.
A QR code
Every approved attestation has a QR code that opens its verification page.
Validity and renewal
The institution can set a validity period. When it ends, the verification page says expired, and you can request a renewal.
Revocation stated plainly
If the institution withdraws an attestation, its verification page says so from then on — an old QR code still tells the truth.
A lasting record
Every step of the request is kept in its history, and an approved attestation is never edited afterwards.
Who attests
Attested by the institution
PalCert connects certificate holders with participating institutions. The institution reviews the request and makes the attestation decision; PalCert records and presents the resulting verification securely.
PalCert
- Provides the request workflow and keeps its history
- Scans the file and records its fingerprint
- Records each decision with who made it and when
- Publishes the verification page and QR code
PalCert does not issue or re-issue your certificate, and does not make the attestation decision.
After approval
An attestation anyone can check
Once approved, the attestation is linked to the file you submitted and can be checked publicly at any time.
- Linked to the SHA-256 fingerprint of the submitted file
- Opened from its verification link or QR code — no account needed
- Shows the attesting institution, the attestation type and the validity period
An attestation is checked from its own verification link or QR code. The verification page also checks PalCert certificates by number.
What the verification page can say
- ValidThe institution attested this exact file, and the attestation is in force.
- ExpiredThe validity period has ended. The page shows the date it was valid until.
- RevokedThe institution withdrew the attestation. It is no longer valid.
Fees
Fees are defined by the institution and are shown before submission.
- Some attestation types are free of charge.
- The fee is held from your PalCert balance when you submit.
- It is charged only if the institution approves, and returned in full if it rejects or if you cancel before review starts.
- Once approved, the fee is not refunded automatically, even if the attestation is later revoked.
Accepted files
- PNG
- JPEG
- WebP
Each attestation type lists the formats it accepts and its size limit before you upload.
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