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🤔 How do I create and send more than 1800 certificates of participation securely and efficiently?
This is exactly what the organisers of the PyCon DE & PyData Conference asked themselves, as they have done so many times before! Commercial solutions are expensive and require training and resources that are better invested in the community.
Our answer: Design-Ship-PDFs - our first open source tool, which we are proud to release today!
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🎉 Our First Open-Source Release: Design-Ship-PDFs
How do you send out 1,800 certificates safely and efficiently? This was the question our conference organizers recently asked themselves. The answer: Design-Ship-PDFs – our first open-source tool, and we’re excited to announce its release today!
Design-Ship-PDFs simplifies the creation and distribution of tamper-proof, digitally signed certificates. It’s the perfect solution for conferences, trainings, and other events where participants need reliable proof of attendance.
🚨 The Problem We’re Solving
Participants of conferences or trainings often require certificates to prove their involvement. However, creating and sending these certificates can be tricky and error-prone. Common challenges include:
- Security: Certificates must be tamper-proof and uneditable.
- Verification: There needs to be an easy way to verify the authenticity of the certificate.
- Efficiency: Certificates should be sent automatically and promptly after the event.
🚀 The Solution: Design-Ship-PDFs
Here’s where our open-source tool comes in! Design-Ship-PDFs makes certificate creation and distribution easier than ever. Here’s how it works:
- 🎨 Custom Design: Create personalized certificates that reflect your event’s branding.
- 📧 Automated Sending: Signed PDFs are automatically generated and sent – no more manual distribution.
- 🔒 High Security: Each certificate is digitally signed and cannot be altered. Editing and text copying are disabled.
- 🔗 Easy Verification: A validation link embedded in the certificate allows recipients and third parties to quickly verify its authenticity online.
🔧 How Does It Work?
Our tool offers everything you need to automate your certificate process:
- Digitally Signed PDFs: Once sent, certificates are uneditable and tamper-proof.
- Validation Framework: Each certificate includes a link for easy authenticity verification.
- Flexible Customization: Whether for attendance certificates, training proofs, or vouchers – Design-Ship-PDFs adapts to your needs.
📦 What’s Included?
Design-Ship-PDFs is a boilerplate repository that guides you step-by-step through the process:
- Preparing the data for your certificates.
- Customizing the design and layout of the PDFs.
- Creating your own PKCS12 certificates for secure digital signing.
- Customizable upload and email scripts for efficient distribution.
💡 What You’ll Need
To fully utilize Design-Ship-PDFs, you’ll need:
- Tools to manage and prepare your certificate data.
- Configuration for the PDF layout.
- A PKCS12 certificate for secure digital signing.
- Customizable email and upload scripts tailored to your website’s needs.
Ready to Ship!
We’re excited to share this open-source project with the community and can’t wait to see how Design-Ship-PDFs helps you securely and efficiently distribute certificates. Check out the project on GitHub and join us in shaping the future of digital certificates! 🚀
This repository is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License, which allows for flexible use in both private and commercial settings. The license guarantees:
- Freedom to adapt and use the software.
- Encouragement for contributions and improvements from the community.
- Assurance that the original authors are properly credited, while legal liability is minimized.
With Design-Ship-PDFs, we’re providing organizations with a powerful tool to manage certificates securely and efficiently, while also promoting the open-source spirit – all in a way that is secure, flexible, and future-proof.