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Sharing Your Badge

Once you receive your CogniPilot credential, you can share it in several ways.

What You Receive

When issued a credential, you'll receive:

File Description
Name.json The signed credential (Verifiable Credential)
Name.svg Baked badge with embedded credential
Name.html Share page with LinkedIn button
Name-qr.png QR code linking to verification

Share on LinkedIn

  1. Open your .html share page
  2. Click the "Add to LinkedIn" button
  3. LinkedIn will open with the certification pre-filled
  4. Review and save to your profile

Manual Method

  1. Go to your LinkedIn profile
  2. Click Add profile section → Licenses & certifications
  3. Fill in:
  4. Name: CogniPilot Community Participant
  5. Issuing organization: CogniPilot
  6. Issue date: (from your credential)
  7. Credential ID: (UUID from your credential)
  8. Credential URL: Link to your hosted credential or share page

Share the Badge Image

The .svg badge file contains the full credential embedded inside. You can:

  • Email it - Attach the SVG to any email
  • Post on social media - Upload as an image
  • Add to your website - Embed the SVG directly
  • Include in documents - Works in most document editors

Anyone with OpenBadges-aware software can extract and verify the credential from the SVG.

QR Code

The QR code links to the credential verification page. Use it for:

  • Business cards - Print the QR code
  • Presentations - Include in slides
  • Physical certificates - Combine with printed certificate

Digital Wallets

MIT Learner Credential Wallet

The most compatible wallet for OpenBadges 3.0:

  1. Download from App Store or Google Play
  2. Open the app and tap Import
  3. Select your .json credential file
  4. The badge will appear in your wallet

Other Wallets

Since CogniPilot credentials use W3C Verifiable Credentials format, they may work with:

  • Dock Wallet
  • Trinsic Wallet
  • Indicio Holdr+

Google Wallet & Apple Wallet

These wallets don't currently support OpenBadges 3.0 directly. Google has announced plans to support education credentials "in the coming years."

Verification

Anyone can verify your credential:

  1. Online: Visit credentials.cognipilot.org/verification
  2. With tools: Use our Python verification script
  3. Automatically: OpenBadges-aware software extracts and verifies from the SVG

Hosting Your Credential

For permanent sharing, you can host your credential:

On GitHub Pages

  1. Create a repository for your credentials
  2. Upload your .html, .svg, and .json files
  3. Enable GitHub Pages
  4. Share the URL

On Your Website

Add the SVG badge to your website:

<a href="https://credentials.cognipilot.org/verify#YOUR-CREDENTIAL-ID">
  <img src="your-badge.svg" alt="CogniPilot Community Participant" width="150">
</a>

Or embed the full share page in an iframe:

<iframe src="your-credential.html" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>