Mark Certification Information as Confidential
To mark the Certified data as Confidential through manual entry, file upload, and API
Manage confidentiality via manual entry:
go to the Certification detail page you want to update
Click the Edit button
At the bottom part of the form, go to Confidential Information
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
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.
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> |
In the cell/input field, you may input either of the following:
Yes (data is hidden and kept confidential)
No (data is published publicly)
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> |
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
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
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