LLMCA Certification
Delegated Signing for Zero-Friction Trust
Current Status: Experimental but Promising
We're testing the concept, not running a certification authority yet
Honest update: LLMCA is in early development. We're proving the delegated signing concept and exploring real-world use cases. The infrastructure exists, but we're not processing certifications at scale.
Delegated Signing Revolution
LLMCA's private key + your breadcrumbs = instant trust
🍞 How Delegated Signing Works
Traditional Approach (Complex)
- • Generate your own private key
- • Manage key security
- • Handle key rotation
- • Build trust from scratch
Delegated Signing (Zero Friction)
- • LLMCA signs with established key
- • Your identity in trust breadcrumb
- • Instant cryptographic trust
- • No key management needed
🍞 Breadcrumb Identity Options
Anonymous Tag
Unique identifier with no personal information
Personal Tag
Custom identifier you choose and control
Email Clear
Full transparency for enterprise use
{
"feed_type": "credential",
"metadata": {
"title": "Digital Marketing Certification",
"origin": "https://academy.example.com",
"issued_to": "Jane Smith",
"certification_id": "DM-2024-15847"
},
"trust": {
"signed_blocks": ["feed_type", "metadata", "credential"],
"scope": "delegated",
"certifier": "llmca.org",
"breadcrumb": "academy:verified_issuer_2024",
"delegation_proof": "LLMCA_SIGNATURE_PROOF_HERE",
"issued_at": "2025-06-23T10:30:00Z"
},
"credential": {
"type": "professional_certification",
"level": "advanced",
"valid_until": "2027-06-23",
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Someone has to start - but everyone can participate
🏗️ LLMCA as Bootstrap Certifier
- • Someone had to start: Establish the technical standards
- • Reference implementation: Show how rigorous certification works
- • Root of trust: Create the initial trust anchor
- • Best practices: Demonstrate security and operational excellence
🌐 Open Ecosystem Vision
- • Any certifier can adopt: Format is open and standardized
- • Network effects: More certifiers = stronger ecosystem
- • Competitive collaboration: Race to highest standards, not monopoly
- • Diverse specialization: Different certifiers for different domains
LLMCA aims to be the best certifier, not the only certifier. We welcome other organizations adopting our format and even exceeding our standards. The goal is a robust, competitive ecosystem - not a monopoly.
🛡️ LLMCA's Own Security Standards
Walking the Walk: LLMCA's Self-Imposed Rigor
We hold ourselves to the same standards we expect from others. LLMCA's own infrastructure undergoes the security audits, compliance checks, and operational reviews we recommend.
🔐 Key Management Excellence
- • HSM protection: Private keys in hardware security modules
- • Multi-party control: No single person can sign
- • Key rotation: Regular, audited rotation procedures
- • Cold storage backup: Offline recovery mechanisms
📋 Operational Security
- • SOC2 compliance: Third-party security audits
- • Incident response: Documented response procedures
- • Access logging: Complete audit trails
- • Continuous monitoring: Real-time security scanning
🏛️ Governance Structure
- • Independent oversight: External advisory board
- • Transparency reports: Regular public audits
- • Appeals process: Fair dispute resolution
- • Ethics committee: Impartial decision making
📊 Performance Accountability
- • SLA commitments: Public service level agreements
- • Uptime monitoring: Third-party availability tracking
- • Response time metrics: Certification processing speed
- • Quality assurance: Error rate and accuracy tracking
LLMCA itself will seek certification from established authorities (ISO, security auditors, government agencies where applicable). We believe in practicing what we preach - if we expect rigorous standards from others, we must exceed them ourselves.
🚀 Beyond Basic Signing: Real Business Value
🎓 Educational & Professional Credentials
Diploma Mills vs. Real Universities
Imagine MIT publishes LLMCA-certified feeds for graduate degrees. Agents can instantly distinguish real credentials from fake ones.
Professional Certifications
AWS, Google Cloud, Cisco could certify their training completion feeds. Recruiters and AI agents get instant verification.
🏭 Industrial & Safety Certifications
Safety Compliance
OSHA, ISO certification bodies could publish agent-readable safety records. Supply chain verification becomes automatic.
Quality Standards
ISO 27001, SOC2 auditors could certify compliance feeds. Enterprise procurement agents get instant risk assessment.
🏥 Healthcare & Legal Credentials
Medical Licensing
State medical boards could certify doctor credential feeds. Telemedicine platforms get instant license verification.
Legal Bar Admission
Bar associations could certify lawyer status feeds. Legal marketplace platforms get automatic verification.
Once major credentialing organizations adopt LLMCA-certified feeds, fake credentials become impossible to sustain. The trust infrastructure becomes self-reinforcing.
⏰ Realistic Development Timeline
2025: Technical Foundation
- • Complete delegated signing implementation
- • Reference scripts and documentation
- • Early pilot programs with select partners
- • Breadcrumb format standardization
2025: First Real Use Cases
- • Educational institution partnerships
- • Professional certification pilots
- • Trust scoring and verification systems
- • Agent ecosystem integration testing
Network Effects & Scale
- • Major credentialing organizations onboard
- • Cross-industry trust verification
- • Enterprise compliance automation
- • Global reputation and trust network
🚀 Get Started Today (Even in Experimental Phase)
📋 For Organizations
1. Design Your Credential Feeds
Plan how you'll structure credentials, certifications, or attestations as LLMFeed JSON.
2. Choose Your Breadcrumb Strategy
Decide on anonymous tags, personal identifiers, or full transparency approach.
3. Contact LLMCA for Pilot
Join the early access program to test delegated signing with real credentials.
🧠 For Developers
1. Train Your LLM
Use our 30-second training prompt to make any LLM understand LLMCA concepts.
→ Get training prompt2. Study Reference Examples
Examine the credential feed structures and trust field examples above.
3. Build Verification Tools
Create tools to validate LLMCA-signed feeds in your applications.
📞 Collaboration & Ecosystem Building
🤝 Join as Partner Certifier
Established certification authorities interested in adopting the LLMCA format while maintaining their own infrastructure and authority.
partners@llmca.org🔬 Research & Standards
Universities, standards bodies, and research organizations working on trust infrastructure, digital credentials, and agent-readable formats.
research@llmca.org🏢 Enterprise Implementation
Organizations ready to pilot LLMCA-delegated signing for their own credentials while evaluating building their own certification infrastructure.
enterprise@llmca.org🛠️ Technical Integration
Developers and technical teams implementing LLMCA format validation, building multi-certifier support, or creating ecosystem tools.
developers@llmca.org