The Scottish government has said it is working to rectify a security flaw which could allow people to edit Covid vaccination status certificates. BBC

Covid vaccination certificates hit by security glitch

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2021-05-22 12:00:10

The Scottish government has said it is working to rectify a security flaw which could allow people to edit Covid vaccination status certificates.

BBC Scotland was able to download a certificate and edit it to include a false name and the address of the BBC's Glasgow headquarters.

"This is an interim solution and records of vaccination status will be replaced by digital Covid Status Certificates in the summer, which will include vaccination and testing data to be used for outbound international travel.

"The measures are intended to ease the burden on the NHS by removing the need for people to ask their GP for a status record."

Public health officials previously said this digital scheme would mean Scotland was "ready to join" an international vaccination passport programme.

Scottish Conservative health spokeswoman Annie Wells, said: "It's extremely concerning that this security flaw has been uncovered at a time when people are looking for clarity from the Scottish government around international travel.