AlgoCert: Adopt Non-transferable NFT for the Issuance and Verification of Educational Certificates

April 6, 2023

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Written by: Algorand Foundation

This paper discusses how credential fraud frequently damages the credibility of higher education. The authors propose a solution, called AlgoCert, that incorporates blockchain, self-sovereign identity (SSI), and decentralized identifier (DID) to introduce a more proficient, attack-resistant system that is user-friendly and effective. It leverages stateful smart contracts on the Algorand blockchain and non-transferable non-fungible tokens (NFT).

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