# Is recipient wallet necessary?

**URL:** <https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418>\
**Category:** Technical\
**Created:** [May 30, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418 "2023-05-30T08:51:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kyaaqba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@kyaaqba](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/kyaaqba)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418/1 "2023-05-30T08:51:49Z")

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Hey,  
I am trying to create a certificate issuer for kids in schools, and they don’t have digital wallets. Do I need the recipient’s wallet keys to sign a certificate or it can be a standalone system without the recipient’s wallet keys to verify it?

Thanks,  
Karam Yaaqba

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**Author:** ![lemoustachiste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lemoustachiste](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/lemoustachiste)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418/2 "2023-05-30T16:48:28Z")

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Hi,

While the wallet adds an extra layer in terms of authenticating the recipient’s identity, there is no strong check at this point and certificates will verify without this constraint.

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**Author:** ![kyaaqba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@kyaaqba](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/kyaaqba)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418/3 "2023-05-31T05:34:40Z")

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Thanks a lot.  
so I can use the same public key for all certificates or that is a bad practice?

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**Author:** ![lemoustachiste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lemoustachiste](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/lemoustachiste)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418/4 "2023-05-31T11:01:13Z")

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Do you mean as an issuer or for the recipient?

For the issuer I think it’s fine to use the same public key for all certificates.

For the recipient if you don’t use a public key it will be fine.

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**Author:** ![kyaaqba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@kyaaqba](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/kyaaqba)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/is-recipient-wallet-necessary/3418/5 "2023-05-31T11:21:41Z")

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I really appreciate your help.