v0.1.0 — Specification Draft

The credit score for sales professionals

An open protocol that transforms sales performance into verifiable digital credentials. Portable. Privacy-preserving. Owned by the professional.

Read the Spec → View on GitHub
$ npm install sales-reputation-protocol
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Core Event Types
W3C VC 2.0
Standards-Based
100%
Open & Verifiable
The Problem

Professional reputation in sales is broken

Billions of dollars in hiring decisions are made every year based on unverifiable claims. Sales professionals deserve better.

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Inflated résumés

78% of candidates misrepresent themselves on applications. "120% quota attainment" is just text on a PDF — there's no way to verify it.

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Data silos

When a top performer leaves a company, their track record stays behind — locked in a CRM they no longer have access to.

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Certifications ≠ Performance

A Salesforce certification proves you passed an exam. It says nothing about whether you can actually close deals.

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No universal benchmark

Unlike FICO for credit, there is no standardized, cross-organization measure of sales ability. Every company reinvents the wheel.

How It Works

From sales event to verified credential

The protocol turns CRM data into cryptographically verifiable credentials that the professional owns and controls.

01

Event Occurs

A deal closes, a quota is met, a ranking is achieved. The event is recorded in the CRM.

02

Validation

The employer or platform validates the event against CRM data, payment records, or other evidence.

03

Credential Issued

A digitally signed, tamper-proof credential is issued — conforming to W3C Verifiable Credentials 2.0.

04

Holder Controls

The professional holds their credentials and chooses what to share, with whom, using selective disclosure.

05

Anyone Verifies

Recruiters, clients, or partners verify credentials cryptographically — without contacting the issuer.

Real data. Real proof.
Not just a LinkedIn endorsement.

Every SRP credential is a W3C Verifiable Credential — the same standard used by governments and universities worldwide. Cryptographically signed by the issuing organization. Tamper-proof. Machine-verifiable.

Credentials Spec →
  reputation-credential.json
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
    "https://salesreputationprotocol.org/context/v1"
  ],
  "type": ["VerifiableCredential", "SalesReputationCredential"],
  "issuer": {
    "id": "did:web:acme-corp.com",
    "name": "Acme Corporation"
  },
  "credentialSubject": {
    "type": "SalesAchievementSubject",
    "achievement": {
      "name": "Enterprise Deal Closer",
      "description": "Closed 10+ enterprise deals > $50K",
      "salesCategory": "deal_milestone"
    },
    "evidence": [{
      "type": "CRMRecord",
      "source": "salesforce",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-03-08T23:59:59Z"
    }]
  },
  "proof": {
    "type": "DataIntegrityProof",
    "cryptosuite": "ecdsa-rdfc-2022" // tamper-proof
  }
}

A FICO score for sales ability

The Sales Reputation Score (SRS) is a composite measure from 300 to 850 — derived from verified credentials across five weighted dimensions.

Time-decayed, sample-size corrected, and resistant to gaming. The algorithm is fully transparent — published in the open specification.

Scoring Spec →
742
VERY GOOD
Performance
30%
Reliability
25%
Client Impact
20%
Growth
15%
Peer Trust
10%
Use Cases

Who uses this

From SaaS companies to real estate brokerages, any organization that needs to verify sales talent.

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Recruiting & Hiring

Verify candidate claims instantly. No more reference calls for "120% quota attainment" that can't be proven.

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Incentive Programs

Eligibility based on verified credentials — not self-reported data. Fair, transparent, auditable.

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Talent Marketplaces

Sales consultants and freelancers prove their track record with verified credentials. Stand out with data.

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Professional Certification

Training providers issue verifiable credentials — not PDF certificates that get lost in email.

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Industry Benchmarking

Aggregate anonymized data from verified credentials for accurate market benchmarks. Not survey data.

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Cross-Border Mobility

A salesperson moving from Brazil to the US can prove their track record with the same protocol. Globally portable.

Built On Open Standards

Not reinventing the wheel

SRP builds on proven, widely-adopted standards. Your credentials are interoperable with the global verifiable credentials ecosystem.

W3C VC 2.0

Credential data model

W3C DIDs

Decentralized identity

Open Badges 3.0

Achievement credentials

BBS+ Signatures

Zero-knowledge proofs

EAS

On-chain anchoring

JSON Schema

Data validation

Professional reputation should be
earned, verified, and owned by the professional.

The specification is open. The SDK is ready. Join us in building the standard for verifiable sales reputation.