Enter a certificate number, organization name, or certification body name to check the register. Verification confirms the certificate is genuine, current, and was issued by an ASCB-accredited certification body, and it takes seconds.
What the results mean
Found and current: the certificate is shown as active on the register. The certificate is shown as active on the register. Check its scope against your requirement.
Found but suspended or withdrawn: the certificate should not be relied on. A suspended certificate is paused, usually pending resolution of an identified issue; a withdrawn certificate has been revoked. Either way, treat this as material to whatever decision depends on the certificate.
Not found: this does not automatically mean the certificate is invalid. Double-check the details you searched, since a data mismatch can produce a not-found result even for a genuine certificate. If it still doesn't appear after checking, contact ASCB rather than proceeding on the strength of the document alone.
What to have ready
The certificate number, the issuing certification body's name, and the date of issue. Having all three ready speeds up the search and reduces the chance of a data-mismatch not-found result.
If you can't find the certificate
Contact ASCB directly. Do not accept unverified documentation for procurement or due-diligence purposes on the basis that the register might simply be out of date.
Why public verification matters
A certificate document shows a date; it does not show whether the certification behind it is still in force today. Publishing a live, public, searchable register, rather than expecting a buyer to accept a document unchecked, is what lets any client verify an ASCB-accredited certificate independently, at any time.
A listing on the register is maintained, not a one-off entry: it is renewed by the issuing body, and renewal depends on the required surveillance having actually taken place. A certificate that has lapsed drops off rather than sitting there unchanged, which is what makes checking the register a meaningfully different exercise from reading the certificate document alone.
Common questions
What do I enter to verify a certificate?
A certificate number, an organization name, or a certification body name.
What do the results mean?
Found and current means the certificate is shown as current on the register. Found but suspended or withdrawn means it should not be relied on. Not found means it is not on the register.
The certificate is not found. Does that mean it is fake?
Not necessarily. A not-found result means it is not on the register; confirm it with the issuing certification body, and check the certification body's own accredited status separately.
How do I make the fullest check?
Verify the certificate on the register, and separately confirm on the ASCB accredited-body search that the certification body that issued it is accredited for the relevant scope. The two checks together are stronger than either alone.