Check a Nyvarra certificate is real

1. Scan the QR code on the certificate with your phone camera, or
2. Enter the certificate's serial on Verify, or
3. Drop the certificate's PDF file onto Verify.

You'll see who issued it, who it was issued to, when, and its current status, straight from the record. Compare these with the copy you were given.

If you were sent the PDF, you can also check the file itself to see whether it's the original or has been changed.

A QR code and a printed link can both be forged. Check the actual browser hostname, or type nyvarra.app/verify yourself and enter the serial.

Verify can only check certificates issued on Nyvarra. A certificate from somewhere else won't be found here, and that doesn't make it fake: ask whoever issued it how to check it. Nyvarra never says whether a certificate is accredited or recognised in another country.

Follow a repeatable verification process

1. Open nyvarra.app/verify yourself, or inspect the actual hostname after scanning the QR code. A QR code can point anywhere.
2. Enter the complete serial or use the PDF check. A name alone is not a unique certificate identifier.
3. Read the result and current status before looking at the artwork.
4. Compare recipient name, issuer, award, dates and any expiry with the document and the person presenting it.
5. If the record is Replaced, follow the newer version. If Withdrawn, Expired or Not confirmed, apply the stated caution rather than relying on an old screenshot.
6. If your process needs a record of the check, use the available verification receipt and note when the check took place.

Read issuer evidence at its actual strength

An email-confirmed individual, an approved organization, a domain-verified organization and an advisor-confirmed society do not describe identical identity evidence. Read the issuer's displayed standing. A society related to a university is not necessarily the university's official central account.

What a successful check leaves for you to decide

You still need to establish that the applicant is the named person, that the award is relevant to your purpose and that it meets your organization's recognition requirements. Verification checks a record and its proof; it is not a background investigation, accreditation decision or assessment of the person's present competence.

A public result can be checked without signing in. A request to enter a password or pay merely to view a public verification result is a reason to stop and inspect the address.