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title: "KYE Protocol™ — Badges | The verifiable-badge system, one hub"
description: "The KYE Protocol™ verifiable-badge system in one place — what a KYE™ badge is (a replay-verifiable authority mark backed by an Evidence Pack™, not a vanity logo) and where every canonical badge lives: certification, the Assurance Card, and the KYE-Powered Pack™."
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> The KYE Protocol™ verifiable-badge system in one place — what a KYE™ badge is (a replay-verifiable authority mark backed by an Evidence Pack™, not a vanity logo) and where every canonical badge lives: certification, the Assurance Card, and the KYE-Powered Pack™.

Governance · verifiable badges

# A badge you can re-verify, not just display.

Every badge in [KYE Protocol™](https://kyeprotocol.com/) is a replay-verifiable authority mark, backed by an [Evidence Pack™](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/). This hub names what a KYE™ badge is and routes you to the canonical surface for each of the 5 badges KYE™ issues. A vanity logo asks for trust. A KYE™ badge lets a CISO or auditor re-prove the claim from public keys alone — cutting badge-validation from a days-long procurement thread to one self-serve check.

[See the badge ladder →](https://kyeprotocol.com/certification/) [What backs a badge](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/)

Every mark KYE™ issues

## The 13 canonical KYE™ badges.

From the L0 self-declaration up to KYE™ Certified™ — every conformance and authority mark KYE™ issues, one shield each. Each badge resolves to a Replay-Proof™ backed by an [Evidence Pack™](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/), so a CISO or auditor re-proves it from public keys alone.

The canonical badge shields render here. [See the badge ladder →](https://kyeprotocol.com/certification/)

What a KYE™ badge is

## An authority mark, not a vanity logo.

A vanity logo is a picture: it says “trust us” and nothing more. A KYE™ badge is the opposite — it is a claim of authority or conformance that carries its own proof. Behind every badge sits an [Evidence Pack™](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/) and a Replay-Proof™ derivable from public keys, so the badge is not something you take on faith. You, your team, or an independent auditor can re-verify it without ever contacting KYE™.

### Public-key verifiable

A KYE™ badge resolves to a Replay-Proof™ that anyone can re-check against KYE™'s published keys — no portal login, no “contact us to confirm”. The claim travels with its proof.

### Backed by evidence

Each badge points to an [Evidence Pack™](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/) — the sealed, WORM-retained JSON record of what was assessed and decided, signed with a JWS the badge resolves to. The badge is a pointer to that record.

### Revocable, never stale

A KYE™ badge renders only while the holder stays conformant and within their disclosure boundary. If conformance lapses, the badge is revoked — the picture can never outlive the proof.

The badges KYE™ issues

## One badge per authority claim.

KYE™ issues a small, canonical set of badges — one for each kind of authority or conformance claim. Each badge has exactly one home page where it is defined and earned; this hub only routes you there, so the definition lives in one place and never drifts. Pick the claim you need to make or check.

### [KYE™ Badge™ — certified builder](https://kyeprotocol.com/certification/)

The five-tier conformance ladder that lets a builder or partner display a KYE™ Badge™ once they pass certification. Earn or verify it on the certification page.

### [Certificate-program badges](https://kyeprotocol.com/certificate-programs/)

Per-program completion and competency badges for the KYE™ certificate programs — the training-and-assessment route to a displayable mark.

### [Assurance Badge™ — Assurance Card](https://kyeprotocol.com/assurance-card/)

The badge that surfaces an executable Assurance Card — an auditor- and CISO-facing mark whose claims resolve to live evidence rather than a static system card.

### [KYE-Powered Pack™ badge](https://kyeprotocol.com/sector-pack-foundry/)

The licensed, revocable badge a Sector Pack Foundry™ partner displays on a certified expert pack — governed by its own badge state machine.

### [Partner conformance badges](https://kyeprotocol.com/partner-types/)

Each of the nine KYE™ partner types carries a licensed, revocable badge that renders only while the partner stays conformant and within the disclosure boundary.

How verification works

## Re-prove any badge in one check.

Because every badge is anchored to a Replay-Proof™, verifying one is mechanical. The path is always the same: follow the badge to its [Evidence Pack™](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/), then re-derive the proof from KYE™'s public keys. A badge that fails to re-verify is, by definition, void.

[See what backs a badge →](https://kyeprotocol.com/evidence-pack/) [Get certified](https://kyeprotocol.com/certification/)