Engineering School Simplifies Verifying Certificates Using The Block Chain
Holberton School, a software engineering school in San Francisco, claims to be the first school to deliver is academic certificates secured and accessible via the block chain. The school has partnered with Bitproof.io, which notarizes documents in the block chain. This goal is to help employers verify academic credentials quickly. Verifying document authenticity easily and economically is one of many uses the block chain brings to business, industry and academia. Block Chain Offers A Secure Environment. Holberton School will issue digital certificates in a secure environment. Accessing the....
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