# Credential Checking at Crossref - Crossref

**URL:** <https://community.crossref.org/t/credential-checking-at-crossref-crossref/5087>\
**Category:** Content Registration\
**Tags:** blog, labs, tools, authorization\
**Created:** [15 March 2024 14:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/credential-checking-at-crossref-crossref/5087 "2024-03-15T14:30:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Crossref](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/crossref/32/31_2.png) [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2024 14:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/credential-checking-at-crossref-crossref/5087/1 "2024-03-15T14:30:55Z")

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To this end, I wrote a basic application, [credcheck](https://gitlab.com/crossref/labs/credcheck), that will allow you to test a Crossref credential against an API.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.crossref.org/blog/credential-checking-at-crossref](https://www.crossref.org/blog/credential-checking-at-crossref)

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**Author:** ![rclark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/rclark/32/19_2.png) [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2024 18:23 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/credential-checking-at-crossref-crossref/5087/2 "2024-03-15T18:23:32Z")

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