Overview
EchoCert is a free web app that lets organizations issue digital certificates that nobody can fake or quietly edit later. It is designed for schools, course providers, employers, and event organizers that want to give people a credential they fully own and that anyone can verify in seconds. Each certificate is permanently recorded on the Cardano blockchain and lives in the recipient's own Cardano wallet.1
EchoCert is the first finished app from EchoForge, a small team building everyday tools on Cardano. The site offers five ready-made certificate designs (Classic, Formal, CERTN, Bold, and Seal), so issuers do not have to design their own.2
Key Features
- Permanent record on Cardano. Every certificate is saved to the Cardano network as an NFT, the same kind of digital token used for collectibles, so the record cannot be deleted, swapped, or quietly changed later.2
- Public lookup page. Anyone can confirm a certificate is genuine by pasting its ID into a search box on the EchoCert site, with no account needed. The result reads straight from Cardano through Blockfrost, a service that pulls live data from the network.3
- Forgery is easy to catch. Each certificate is stamped with a unique digital fingerprint at the moment it is issued. If anyone tries to alter the original file later, the fingerprint stops matching and the change is exposed.2
- Open-source on-chain logic. The Aiken minting policy that issues and verifies certificates is published on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license and targets Plutus v3.4
- Five design templates. Issuers pick a layout, fill in the recipient name, the issue date, and the organization name, then click to mint. No graphic design or PDF tooling needed.1
- Works with the main Cardano wallets. Both issuers and recipients can use Eternl, Nami, Flint, Vespr, or Lace, so most active Cardano users already have what they need.2
What to Expect
For an issuer, the flow takes minutes. The site asks for four pieces of information (recipient name, issue date, issuing organization, and template style), then opens a connected Cardano wallet to confirm the small network fee. Once the wallet approves, EchoCert mints the certificate and produces a downloadable PDF copy in case the issuer wants to email or print it alongside the on-chain proof.1
For a recipient, the certificate arrives in their own Cardano wallet, the same place they hold any other digital assets. They can share its ID with an employer or registrar, who can verify it on the public lookup page in seconds, with no login and no need to trust the issuer's word.3
EchoCert runs on the live Cardano network, which means every certificate is a real on-chain record from the start. The interface is available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese.
