04 / PROOF & PORTABILITY

Share trusted recognition without giving away more than you intend.

Credential Sharing & Verification connects the learner's credential wallet to employers, institutions, opportunity providers and other authorised audiences—so achievement can be presented, checked and understood in context.

Controlled Sharing Verifiable Context-Aware Privacy-Conscious
Credential sharing

Move from recognition to trusted proof.

Credential Sharing & Verification is the outward-facing layer of the Credentials architecture. It allows a learner to present selected recognition and enables an authorised recipient to determine whether the credential is authentic, current and relevant to the context in which it is being considered.

The sharing layer does not create achievement. The issuer, Credential Record and assessment/evidence architecture remain the sources that establish what was recognised and on what basis.
01 · PRESENT

Show the right recognition

Select a relevant credential, evidence reference or verified portfolio item for a specific professional context.

02 · VERIFY

Allow the claim to be checked

Provide an authorised route for a recipient to validate identity, issuer, achievement and status.

03 · UNDERSTAND

Preserve context

Make criteria, evidence boundaries, dates and applicable status visible without overstating what the credential proves.

Sharing lifecycle

A controlled journey from wallet to verification.

01

Select

Choose the credential or proof relevant to the context.

02

Prepare

Confirm the information and verification route to present.

03

Consent

Apply learner permissions and applicable disclosure controls.

04

Share

Present a credential, link, code or supported representation.

05

Verify

Recipient checks the authoritative verification source.

06

Review

Recipient interprets achievement in its defined context.

07

Withdraw / Refresh

Access can be withdrawn or status refreshed where supported.

Sharing models

Different contexts need different forms of proof.

Credential Link

A controlled link to a credential representation and its verification route.

Verification Code

A concise identifier that allows an authorised recipient to check a credential record.

Digital Credential

A structured digital representation that can travel across supported systems and professional contexts.

Credential Card

A human-readable presentation containing achievement, issuer, status and verification access.

Evidence-Linked Share

A credential presentation that allows permitted supporting evidence to be inspected when more context is required.

Portfolio Context

A selected combination of recognition, project evidence and professional narrative for a defined audience.

Illustrative verification

Verification should answer the important questions quickly.

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Applied Data Analysis

Structured recognition with a defined achievement claim, issuer, criteria, status and verification pathway.

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Verification SummaryVerified route
Recipient

Identity associated with the issued credential

Confirmed
Issuer

Astraal Academy · authorised issuing authority

Confirmed
Achievement

Applied Data Analysis

Defined
Criteria

Defined assessment and achievement requirements

Available
Status

Current status retrieved from the authoritative record

Active
Evidence

Supporting evidence available according to access permissions

Linked
Verification questions

A meaningful verification experience goes beyond “valid” or “invalid”.

Who issued it?

Establish the authority behind the recognition.

  • Issuer identity
    Who is responsible for the credential?
  • Issuing authority
    Is the issuer authorised within the Academy's recognition architecture?
  • Credential type
    What form of recognition is being verified?

What does it claim?

Interpret the achievement within its defined boundaries.

  • Achievement
    What was recognised?
  • Criteria
    What requirements supported the recognition?
  • Context
    Where and under what conditions was it achieved?

Is it current?

Understand whether the credential remains in the status represented.

  • Issue date
    When was the recognition issued?
  • Status
    Is it active, superseded, suspended or revoked where applicable?
  • Verification time
    When was the status checked?
Audience-specific presentation

The same achievement can be relevant in different decisions.

01 · EMPLOYER

Hiring

Verify relevant credentials and understand their relationship to the role or selection context.

02 · OPPORTUNITY

Projects & Internships

Confirm evidence relevant to a project, internship, fellowship or other opportunity.

03 · INSTITUTION

Progression

Review recognised learning and achievement where it is relevant to further study or progression.

04 · PROFESSIONAL

Identity

Present selected credentials as part of a broader professional identity and evidence narrative.

Trust & governance

Make verification strong enough to trust—and restrained enough to respect privacy.

Authoritative source

Verification should resolve to the relevant credential authority or authoritative record rather than rely only on a copied representation.

Minimal disclosure

Recipients should receive the information necessary to evaluate the credential without automatic access to unrelated learner data.

Identity integrity

Credential ownership and recipient identity need appropriate controls to reduce misattribution.

Status integrity

Verification should reflect current authorised status and relevant changes to the credential.

Evidence boundaries

Supporting evidence should be interpreted according to its provenance, context, contribution and access rights.

Auditability

Important issuance, verification and status events should be traceable according to applicable governance requirements.

Important boundaries

Verification should never say more than the underlying evidence supports.

CAN ESTABLISH

Recognition

That a defined credential was issued to an identified recipient by an authorised issuer, subject to the available verification information.

CAN SUPPORT

Achievement context

That stated criteria, assessment records or evidence references are associated with the recognised achievement.

DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ESTABLISH

Universal mastery

A credential does not by itself prove unlimited proficiency, permanent capability, independent contribution or guaranteed future performance.

Wallet connection

Sharing begins in the wallet, but verification remains anchored in the record.

The Credential Wallet gives the learner access to recognised achievements and control over presentation. Credential Sharing & Verification turns a selected credential into an externally usable proof point. The authoritative Credential Record, assessment verification and supporting evidence remain the structural foundation behind that presentation.

01 · WALLET

Access & control

The learner selects and organises the credential to be presented.

02 · SHARING

Presentation

A controlled representation, link, code or supported digital credential is shared.

03 · VERIFICATION

Authoritative check

The recipient verifies the achievement, issuer, status and relevant context.

Journey integration

Recognition becomes useful when it can travel with the learner.

01 · LEARNKnowledge & outcomes
02 · BUILDApplied capability
03 · OPPORTUNITIESReal-world evidence
04 · CREDENTIALSRecognised achievement
05 · SHAREPortable proof
Credential Sharing & Verification completes the outward-facing side of the Credentials architecture: the learner controls presentation, the recipient can verify, and the underlying issuer and evidence architecture remain authoritative.