If you have recently earned your certification, the email notification to claim your badge will be sent to you within two weeks of earning the certification. If you have not received your badge email invitation, please contact badges@isc2.org.

Yes, all (ISC)² certification badges are available. You will be able to claim an electronic badge for each active credential you hold.

(ISC)² has partnered with Credly, a badging platform backed by Pearson VUE, to translate the certification status you’ve earned into a digital badge. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge standards defined by Mozilla and enable you to manage, share and verify your credential digitally.

Credly is a product of Pearson VUE. Credly works with credible organizations to provide digital credentials to individuals. Credly is an enterprise-class badging platform that enables organizations to issue professional credentials digitally. Credly allows its users to:

• Document skills, experiences and learning in a way that's verifiable for employers, schools, or clients.
• Promote credentials and accomplishments via relevant social channels and email to help you start a career, obtain a new job, or grow in your current industry.

(ISC)² has entered into a vendor relationship with Credly to implement a program for web-enabled credentials and certificates displayed as open badges. Credly is the website where you claim (accept), store and transmit open badges related to your credentials, and where anyone that needs to verify your achievement can go to do so, quickly and easily.

You’re in complete control of the information about yourself that’s made public. All information regarding you and your credentials can be easily configured in your Credly account.

While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on the Credly platform. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a traditional paper-based credential. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.

Absolutely. Every certification and profile on the Credly platform has a unique URL that can be embedded on a resume or website. The platform also offers seamless integration with several popular social and professional networking platforms for the display of certifications as open badges. Sharing to LinkedIn enables the earner to permanently display the achievement within their profile with single click verification. In order to display your badge on your LinkedIn profile, log in to Credly, select the badge you would like displayed on LinkedIn and then select share. The site will then walk you through connecting to LinkedIn and a series of confirmation steps. Please note that when a certification is referenced in a LinkedIn profile, an image of the (ISC)² logo is displayed online, not the actual badge image.

Older browsers are not compatible with the Credly site; they do not support Credly's features and modern site design. You are strongly encouraged to use newer browsers for the best user experience and to avoid inherent security concerns known to exist in older browser versions. Internet Explorer users should use IE9 or higher, or one of the other high-performance browsers (Firefox 4+, Google Chrome, Safari 6+).

If your question relates to the status of your certification, please contact badges@isc2.org. If your question relates to the Credly website, please contact Credly support.

The policy for (ISC)² Associates, Candidates, and Members to claim and use their Credly badges can be found here. Please note, log-in is required.