Use case · In production

Digital diplomas,
verified in seconds.

PDW's first operational application. In collaboration with the University of Minho, academic verification goes from days or weeks to seconds, without losing legal validity or European recognition.

Problem

The current process is slow and vulnerable

Diploma verification today is a manual process, dependent on phone calls and emails. It takes days or weeks, generates significant administrative burden, and is exposed to document fraud.

Manual verification in 5–15 days
Dozens of requests per week per institution
Cross-border recognition nearly impossible
Real risk of forged diplomas

Solution

University issues, student holds, verifier validates

With PDW, the university issues the diploma as a cryptographically signed digital credential. The student stores it in their wallet. When applying for a job, the recruiter validates authenticity via a simple QR Code.

Verification in seconds via QR Code
EBSI validation across the European Union
Selective disclosure — only the required fields
W3C VC 2.0 and eIDAS 2.0 compliance

End-to-end flow

How it works, from diploma to job offer

Step 1
University issues
The institution cryptographically signs the diploma and sends it directly to the student's PDW.
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Step 2
Student stores
The diploma is encrypted on the user's device. Nobody — not the university nor the state — can access it without consent.
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Step 3
Recruiter verifies
Scanning a QR Code validates the signature with the EBSI network in seconds, without contacting the issuing university.

Measured impact

Pilot numbers

Results estimated from institutional pilots with the University of Minho.

90 %

Reduction in verification time

0 %

Academic document fraud risk

−85 %

Administrative costs per verification

EU Member States where recognized

Next steps

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