# SR Rating The SR Rating is based on Staking Rewards’ assessment of the Staking Provider based on a structured due diligence process. All providers with a **SR Rating of AAA, AA, or A meet our Verification Criteria**, and are considered entirely secure, reliable, and trustworthy. {% hint style="info" %} Please make your staking decision based on multiple factors and use the rating simply as a reference point. By staking with a Provider with smaller AuM, you can help contribute to decentralization. {% endhint %} For the rating, we take into account Staking Rewards’ assessment of the Staking Provider’s Security Setup, Reliability, and Business Operations. The Value-Added Rating is not part of this calculation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.stakingrewards.com/verified-provider-program/~/revisions/cfg1N5qSUYDUvMspkKa4/verification-methodology/sr-rating.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.