1. The Problem

2. The Options

3. What We Recommend

4. Conclusion

C O N T E N T S

• Protecting your certificates is expensive and difficult

• Counterfeiting is becoming increasingly prevalent

T H E P R O B L E M

Theology degree scam in South Africa.

53 colleges were found by the Department of Higher Education to be providing illegitimate qualifications – 21 of these colleges were from the religious sector. Investigators revealed Calvary University was not a recognised degree awarding institution.

(News24 28 January 2016)

C A S E S T U D Y

Delhi Law Minister arrested in fake degree case.

Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar was arrested in connection with the ongoing row over the authenticity of his academic degree. He had been booked under Sections pertaining to cheating and fraud after a university from Bhagalpur submitted to a city court that he was not on its student rolls despite having a degree seemingly issued by it.

C A S E S T U D Y

Why pay $10,000 for an education when I can buy a qualification for $500?

T H E P R O B L E M

Make it as easy as possible for you to increase certificate security

H O W C A N W E H E L P Y O U ?

Help make the certificate be proof of an education as opposed to a qualification that can be bought

S E C U R E B A S E S T O C K

Designs are created using sophisticated design computer software.

Watermarked paper with threads and invisible UV fibers, Solvent Sensitive Inks, Guilloche Security Designs, Holograms and Anti-copy Features are just some of the security we incorporate into our designs.

S E C U R E P E R S O N A L I S A T I O N

Personalising the unique candidate data in the background of the certificate quickly and simply increases the security of certificates using high security embedding technology – similar to passport personalisation.

Personal data is embedded as micro text into the background tint

V A L I D A T I O N

A 2-D encrypted datamatrix barcode is personalised on the Certificate at the same time that the award criteria is printed on the Certificate.

Decryption software and barcode scanner can be supplied as standalone verification tools.

S E C U R E P R I N T E R S

Should have key locks on the paper trays to prevent pilferage of basestock Transcripts.

Additionally, special UV fluorescent toner is used that is not commercially available. This ensures that any fraudulent alteration can be quickly identified using a UV torch.

C H A L L E N G E S

Your staff removed from their jobs to complete the printing process

Wastage of basestock through machine miss feeds, jams and breakdowns

Consolidation and packing process requires more staff

ALL OF WHICH COSTS YOU MONEY!

Processing data from various schools/centres

Y O U A R E I N T H E B U S I N E S S O F E D U C A T I N G

Is your staffs’ time better served educating the leaders of the future?

Help you FOCUS ON EDUCATION

Help you PROTECT THE VALUE OF EDUCATION

W H A T W E R E C O M M E N D

K E Y F E A T U R E S

A unique web portal making implementing greater levels of security easier than ever before

Flexible ways of personalising, proofing, printing and distributing Certificates and Transcripts

Offering Examination and Awarding Bodies increased protection against potential forgery in today’s rapidly changing education sector

All actions can be carried out remotely for complete flexibility and convenience

Demonstrates our continued ability and determination to provide even greater levels of security on these very valuable documents

1 D A T A U P L O A D

The security features are applied to the certificate by uploading a data file containing the candidate data, such as name, date of birth, photo and examination results.

The portal then generates the personalised PDF certificates, using the data contained within the file.

2 H I G H S E C U R I T Y D I G I T A L P E R S O N A L I T I O N

Now for the clever bit…

The personal data is also embedded into the image structure of the certificate, making the data highly visible and an integral part of the PDF. This makes it very difficult to amend using image manipulation software such as Photoshop.

At the same time, an encrypted barcode is added which links the certificate to the data. This allows anyone to quickly check the certificate for fraudulent activity, using a handheld scanner and decryption software.

3 A P P R O V A L

Because the designated Administrator  of the Ecertsecure portal has visibility of the process at all times, they retain control of the approval procedure.

After reviewing the proofs of the certificates in PDF format on-screen, the certificates can be approved and submitted for print; or if amends are needed the data can be edited and re-submitted for reprocessing.

4 P R I N T A N D D I S T R I B U T I O N

The flexibility that Ecertsecure offers means that you have two options for the print and distribution of your certificates once you have approved them on-screen.

Using your own printers you can print the certificates directly onto your existing certificate paper.

Ecertsecure works with the equipment you have already so you don’t have to buy anything extra from us in order to produce secure certificates.

4 P R I N T A N D D I S T R I B U T I O N

The second option is to use the portal to instruct Ecertsecure to print the approved certificates onto secure paper at our premises and then have them delivered either back to you for distribution or directly to the individual recipients in tamper evident bags.

A full range of accessories such as secure printers, printer cartridges, document validation devices, secure certificate paper and tamper evident bags are available from Smith & Ouzman.

S O L U T I O N

Please contact us to arrange for a demonstration to find out how Ecertsecure can benefit your institution and your students.

Ecertsecure will help you increase productivity, reduce your costs and above all maintain high levels of security.

Together we can better protect your future.

C O N C L U S I O N

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