Certification, small, useful, real
Scenario-based credentials proving you can run authorized engagements end-to-end. A live HID Course Completion cert today; an OSINT investigation cert later.
ZeroTrace HID
Authorized engagement workflow · End-to-end
Tilt the badge.
Same materiality as the one you earn.
A real /verify URL, signed and revocable. Free, retake on a 24-hour cooldown, no subscription. Anchored to a course you actually complete.
Two certs, sequenced
One live today, one on the roadmap. Both anchored to a course you actually complete.
ZeroTrace HID Course Completion
A scenario-based exam proving you can run an authorized HID engagement end-to-end, scope, deployment, reporting, cleanup. Free, retake on a 24-hour cooldown.
- 10 questions from a pool of 30+, shuffled per attempt
- Pass ≥ 70% · 20-minute timer · instant grading
- Public badge with a verifiable lookup URL
- No subscription, covered by your ZeroTrace account
ZeroTrace OSINT Training
Down the road: a heavier credential earned by completing the OSINT training and finishing a real investigation scenario. Still small-team, still authorized-testing-first.
- Scenario-based, solve a real OSINT case
- Recognises investigation discipline, not trivia
- Probably proctored, probably with a recertification rhythm
- Feedback shapes the scope, tell us what you'd use
What an attempt looks like
Five steps. Server-shuffled. Proctored without webcams or fingerprinting.
Sign in
Open the dashboard with your ZeroTrace account. No subscription, no extra signup.
Start exam
10 scenario questions, 20-minute timer. Proctored: fullscreen + focus-tracked.
Answer
Multiple choice, multi-select, numeric, short text. Server shuffles options per attempt.
Pass ≥ 70%
Instant grading. See every question with the correct answer and rationale.
Get a badge
Public verify URL you can share on a CV. Download the badge as SVG.
Integrity without invasion
The four things we won't compromise on, and the four we won't do.
No webcam, no fingerprinting
Proctoring is session-scoped, focus loss + fullscreen exit are tracked during the attempt only. No persistent device ID, no IP logging beyond the existing session.
Time-limited and shuffled
Server picks your questions from a pool, shuffles the answer order per attempt, and the correct answer never reaches your browser until you submit.
Public badge, private exam
Pass and you get a /verify URL anyone can check. Your answers and integrity event log stay on your account.
Honest cooldown
Fail and the same cert locks for 24 hours. Stops spam attempts; gives you a beat to revisit the material instead of guessing your way through.
What we're trying not to drift from
Not a manifesto, just the shape we want to hold.
Start small, ship something real
A small cert that proves you ran the HID workflow is more useful than a big cert nobody finishes. Better one good badge in a year than a polished framework in three.
Tied to courses people complete
Every cert maps to a real course. No exam-room theatre, if you've done the work on a real device, you should be able to pass.
Authorized-testing-first language
No 'elite operator' branding. The cert acknowledges you can run authorized engagements responsibly, that's what employers and labs actually want to see.
Earn one, or verify one
Holders get a public URL on this site, paste it on a CV, a portfolio, a hiring portal. Anyone can verify it without an account.