Verify a SAIG certificate.
SAIG does not maintain a public list of certified individuals. Anyone wishing to confirm the authenticity of a SAIG certificate may do so via a closed verification route. Two options.
Why — GDPR purpose limitation. The purpose of the register is to confirm authenticity, not to make individuals findable. A name alone returns no result; only someone who has received the registration reference from the certified person can look anything up. This prevents the register from functioning as a people-search engine (cf. CITO, NOvA, RvA).
Enter both fields exactly as they appear on the certificate. On a match, SAIG displays the detail page; if there is no match the system stays silent — no suggestions, no hints.
Rate limit: a maximum of 10 verification actions per IP address per hour. Attempts are logged anonymously for abuse detection.
The QR code on the certificate PDF leads directly to the detail page. No input required — the certified person has already shared their certificate with you, and that is sufficient grounds to view the page.
The QR encodes saig.nl/verifieer/[uuid]. Scannable offline; confirmation requires internet.
One page with the facts.
On a match the detail page opens: a status band at the top (Petrol · active, Terracotta · revoked, Stone grey · expired), followed by the factual record containing name, level, registration reference, issue date, expiry date, scheme version and the corresponding Open Badge (OB 3.0). No email address, no employer, no photo.
A revoked or expired certificate does not disappear from the system — the page remains, with its corresponding status. This is essential: a revoked certificate must remain verifiable, otherwise the integrity of the verification model is undermined.
Aggregate counters updated daily · rate limit 10/hour/IP · noindex per record · no JSON listing · source: SAIG content lake