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Platforms for issuing Open Badges 3.0: how to choose and test one
A vendor shortlist and a practical Open Badges 3.0 procurement test: certification, export, proof, revocation, recipient delivery and platform exit.
Oct 14, 2026 · 9 min · Open Badge 3.0 / Verifiable credentials
Open Badges 2.0 platforms and a safe migration plan
Identify legacy Open Badges 2.0 assertions, check hosted and signed badges, inventory dependencies and migrate issuers without stranding past recipients.
Oct 10, 2026 · 9 min · Badge management / Open Badge 3.0
A short history of Open Badges, from Mozilla to verifiable credentials
Open Badges from Mozilla's early project through 2.0, Badge Connect in 2.1, 3.0 verifiable credentials, and recent changes to status lists.
Oct 6, 2026 · 7 min · Open Badge 3.0 / Verifiable credentials
Open Badge validators compared: which result can you rely on?
Compare public Open Badge 2.0 and 3.0 validators, issuer pages and libraries, then run a repeatable proof, status, issuer and holder verification workflow.
Oct 2, 2026 · 9 min · Badge validation / Verifiable credentials
Open Badge 3.0 explained, without the specification voice
Read an Open Badges 3.0 credential, distinguish JSON from JWT and baked images, and understand what verification can and cannot establish.
Jul 24, 2026 · 7 min · Open Badge 3.0 / Verifiable credentials
How to validate an Open Badge before you trust it
An Open Badge validation workflow: choose the right format, inspect proof and status, check issuer and holder identity, then record your decision.
Jul 21, 2026 · 6 min · Badge validation / Credential security
Designing badges that mean something to a stranger
A badge-design checklist: name the claim, write assessable criteria, choose evidence and expiry, and test the credential outside your issuing platform.
Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min · Credential issuing / Skills recognition
Managing a badge programme once it stops being small
Manage a growing badge programme with catalogue fields, duplicate checks, criteria versions, lifecycle states, signing keys and a review cadence.
Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min · Badge management / Credential issuing
How Open Badges fit into verifiable credentials
A practical guide to the Open Badges 3.0 and VC relationship: inspect a claim, check proofs and status, plan key hosting, and handle holder privacy.
Jul 12, 2026 · 9 min · Verifiable credentials / Open Badge 3.0
Making skills recognition portable beyond one platform
A practical export, dependency and migration checklist for skills badges that recipients can use after a platform change.
Jul 9, 2026 · 7 min · Skills recognition / Learning & development
What actually keeps a digital credential secure
A practical security model for digital credentials: proof boundaries, key rotation, revocation, holder checks, and incident response.
Jul 6, 2026 · 6 min · Credential security / Badge validation
Using badges in learning and development without the theatre
Build an L&D badge pilot around work transitions, assessed evidence, manager decisions and a six-month review, with concrete examples.
Jul 3, 2026 · 7 min · Learning & development / Badge management