# Public key required in cert issuer

**URL:** https://community.blockcerts.org/t/public-key-required-in-cert-issuer/2884
**Category:** Technical
**Created:** [June 7, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/public-key-required-in-cert-issuer/2884 "2021-06-07T11:31:44Z")
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### Author: ![testemailid9101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@testemailid9101](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/testemailid9101)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/public-key-required-in-cert-issuer/2884/1 "2021-06-07T11:31:45Z")

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Is the public key required for the recipient to get the certificate issued? can we use just the email id or some unique id (say college id/student id) only to issue certificate? Please point towards or suggest how that can be implemented