Mark Certification Information as Confidential

To mark the Certified data as Confidential through manual entry, file upload, and API

Manage confidentiality via manual entry:

1. go to the Certification detail page you want to update

2. Click the Edit button

3. At the bottom part of the form, go to Confidential Information

1. Select the specific data field you want to keep confidential. (here you also have the option to keep ALL Fields confidential):

Selecting All Fields as confidential hides the following:

• Certificate Number

• Country/Economy

• Certification Type

• Last Updated At

• Scope of Registration

• Certification Standards and Schemes

• Certification Sites

• Certification Sectors

You also have the option to mark specific data fields as confidential by selecting from the following:

• Certificate Number

• Standard and Scheme

• Certification Sites

• Technical Sectors

1. Click Save Changes

Once saved, the confidential data will no longer be visible on the Certification's public page.

Manage confidentiality via file upload:

To mark the Certified data as Confidential through file upload.

1. In the certification template, look for the Confidential Certified Entity field

Version	Excel
v1 & v1.1	Field Name: Confidential Certified Entity found in sheet: Certification	<confidential_certified_entity></confidential_certified_entity>
v2 & v2.1	Field Name: Confidential Certified Entity found in sheet: Certifed Entity	<confidential_certified_entity></confidential_certified_entity>

1. In the cell/input field, you may input either of the following:

• Yes (data is hidden and kept confidential)

• No (data is published publicly)

1. Once updated, upload the file via the file uploader in IAF CertSearch or FTP.

Once uploaded, the confidential data will no longer be visible on the CE's public page.

Version	Excel	XML
v1 & v1.1	Field Name: Confidential Certified Entity found in sheet: Certification	<confidential_certified_entity></confidential_certified_entity>
v2 & v2.1	Field Name: Confidential Certified Entity found in sheet: Certifed Entity	<confidential_certified_entity></confidential_certified_entity>

1. Once updated, upload the file via the file uploader in IAF CertSearch or FTP.

• Yes (data is hidden and kept confidential)

• No (data is published publicly)

Individual data fields can be managed through manual entry. If you need to mark specific fields as confidential, we recommend using the Manual Entry feature within the IAF CertSearch platform.

To manage Confidentiality via API go to the API Documentation

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Additional Information

How does Confidentiality affect Searchability?

• If All Fields are confidential then the Certificate Number should remain searchable, while the Certified Entity Name shouldn’t be searchable.

• If the Certified Entity is confidential and the Cert Number is not,

  • Then only the Cert Number should be searchable

• If the Certified Entity is NOT confidential and the Cert Number is confidential

  • Then the Certified Entity should be searchable