# Certificate verification

> A public page that confirms a certificate is genuine, showing who issued it, to whom, for what, and when — so an employer can check a credential without contacting the issuer.

Source: https://prolaud.com/glossary/certificate-verification

A PDF proves nothing on its own; it can be edited in a browser. A verification page on the issuer's own domain is what makes a credential checkable, which is why the certificate carries its ID or a link to that page.

The detail that gets missed: the issuing academy's name must be frozen onto the credential at issue. If the page simply shows the academy's current name, a later rename silently re-attributes every certificate ever issued.

## On Prolaud

Every issued certificate gets a public verification page, and the issuer name is stamped onto the record when it is issued rather than read live.

## Related

- [Student record](https://prolaud.com/glossary/student-record)
- [Learning management system (LMS)](https://prolaud.com/glossary/learning-management-system)