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Professional Certification

Professional status is frequently represented by cards, certificates, registry lookups, or PDF documents. Verifiers need to know not only whether a certificate exists, but also who issued it, what it means, whether it remains valid, and whether it belongs to the person presenting it.

UbID enables professional bodies and authorized institutions to issue portable credentials with verifiable provenance and lifecycle status.

Credential examples​

A professional credential may represent:

  • a licence to practise;
  • membership in a professional body;
  • accreditation or specialization;
  • completion of mandatory training;
  • continuing-education status;
  • authorization to perform a regulated function;
  • organization or facility accreditation;
  • a time-limited appointment or delegated role.

The claim meaning must be explicit. A membership credential should not be interpreted as a licence, and training completion should not be interpreted as unrestricted authority to practise.

Participants​

  • Professional issuer — a regulator, licensing authority, professional body, employer, training provider, or accreditation organization.
  • Professional or organization — the credential holder.
  • Verifier — an employer, client, public authority, insurer, healthcare institution, or another professional body.
  • Governance authority — the entity that defines trust, terminology, status, and acceptance conditions.

Example verification flow​

  1. The issuer confirms the professional's eligibility and authorization.
  2. An approved credential expresses the licence, membership, or certification.
  3. The professional receives the credential.
  4. A verifier requests the claims required for a defined role or transaction.
  5. The holder authorizes the presentation.
  6. The verifier checks the issuer, signature, status, validity, holder relationship, and disclosed scope.
  7. The verifier applies its own employment, procurement, clinical, legal, or risk policy.

Current status matters​

Professional authority may change because of:

  • expiry;
  • renewal;
  • suspension;
  • revocation;
  • disciplinary action;
  • change of jurisdiction or scope;
  • completion or failure of continuing requirements;
  • replacement after a correction.

A verifier should not rely only on a static image or an old presentation. Status and validity must be evaluated according to the credential profile and transaction policy.

Selective disclosure​

A professional may need to prove one current authorization without revealing unrelated personal information, historic memberships, complete training history, or internal registry identifiers.

Credential design should separate:

  • identity claims;
  • professional scope;
  • issuing authority;
  • jurisdiction;
  • validity and status;
  • optional supporting evidence.

Institutional responsibilities​

The issuer remains responsible for:

  • legal or institutional authority to issue;
  • accurate terminology and scope;
  • identity binding;
  • renewal and status procedures;
  • correction and appeal;
  • public or restricted registry obligations;
  • retention and disciplinary governance.

The verifier remains responsible for deciding whether the credential is sufficient for the intended activity.

UbID product composition​

  • UbID Credential Cloud issues and manages the credential lifecycle.
  • UbID Proof supports identity and evidence assurance.
  • UbID Wallet protects holder-controlled credentials.
  • UbID Connect supports interoperable presentation.
  • UbID Trust API supports issuer and verifier integration.
  • UbID Pulse supports lifecycle and service evidence.

Public documentation boundary​

Professional records, disciplinary information, customer schemas, private registries, issuer configuration, acceptance rules, and integration credentials remain controlled.

See also Credential Lifecycle, Verification and Policy, and UbID Credential Cloud.