👤Issuer

An Issuer is an on-chain entity that issues Certificates in the Certificate Registry smart contract.

The issuer can be one of the following:

1. Privately held public/private keypair, i.e. a regular Ethereum account

   • When you want a single party to be responsible for the issuance

   • Works in automated environments, but otherwise discouraged

   • NOT RECOMMENDED due to the fact that if the keypair is leaked, the issuance process is, compromised.

2. Multisig wallet

   • Recommended when you want multiple parties to be in charge of the issuance process

   • A bit more complex setup in automated environments

   • Gnosis Safe, etc.

3. Smart Contract

   • The issuer can be ANY smart contract with an Ethereum address

   • Can be used when a more complex permissioning setup is needed as compared to the previous options