This repository is the official location for the Open Badges Specification. See the published documentation (v1.1) for information about the current Open Badges standard. The documentation is generated from the contents of this repository. Contribute pull requests here to suggest edits, and join the Badge Alliance Standard Working Group to participate in the continuing development of the spec.
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Assertion: v1.0
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Baking: Badge “baking” is the process of embedding a badge assertion into an image (a PNG or an SVG) so that where ever that image goes, the assertion data goes with it and the badge can be independently verified.
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Backpack [TODO]: A badge “backpack” is a web site/application that can take in & export badges. The Open Badges JavaScript API expects endpoints to be in specific or discoverable locations, and this document details that.