Certo
An open source platform to deliver Open Badges
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Certo is open-source infrastructure for issuing, managing, verifying, and exchanging digital credentials.It implements Open Badges 3.0[1] and W3C Verifiable Credentials[2] which are the open standards that make credentials portable, machine-verifiable, and vendor-independent.It is designed to be:- Self-hosted: run it inside your own infrastructure, air-gapped network, or sovereign cloud - Standards-compliant: credentials it issues work with any OB3/VC-compatible system - API-first: everything the UI can do, the API can do - Exportable: your data is always yours, in open formats - Extensible: a small, stable core with a plugin interface for everything elseA demo is available at https://certo.schroedinger-hat.org/ which we're using for Schrödinger Hat[3] conferences, workshops, partner communities.I'll be around if you have any questions. Feel free to give a feedback on the project.[1] https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/ob/v3p0 [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/ [3] https://schroedinger-hat.org/
HN · launched Aug 7, 2026 · 17 upvotes (top 28%) · 0 views
Niche: certificate and license management software · 65 launches, 6 in the last 7 days ▼ -14% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Education
- Vertical SaaS
- B2B
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes Certo implements documented open specifications (Open Badges 3.0 and W3C Verifiable Credentials) using standard cryptographic signing libraries (Ed25519/ECDSA) and conventional web backends.
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Competitors
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Attention rank: #16 of 66 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 263 days after the earliest competitor.
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