SwanShare Blog
Practical, no-nonsense guides on verifiable credentials, digital certificate verification, Open Badges 3.0, and e-signatures — grounded in how SwanShare actually works.
How to verify a digital certificate (and prove it's authentic)
A real digital certificate is more than a pretty PDF — it carries a cryptographic signature and a hash fingerprint anyone can re-check. Here is how to actually verify one.
Jun 25, 2026 · 7 min read
W3C Verifiable Credentials explained: a practical guide
W3C Verifiable Credentials turn a claim into something a machine can check independently. Here is the data model, the trust triangle, and what it means in practice.
Jun 25, 2026 · 8 min read
What is an Open Badges 3.0 issuer? (and how to become one)
Open Badges 3.0 rebuilt the standard on top of W3C Verifiable Credentials. Here is what an issuer actually is, what changed, and how to become one.
Jun 25, 2026 · 7 min read
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