Independently verifiable proof

Issue Once,
Verify Forever

Credentials get forged. Records get lost. Verification takes days. Arkova anchors a tamper-evident fingerprint of any document to a public network — the file never leaves your device, but a permanent, independently verifiable proof of it does.

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How It Works

Fingerprint. Anchor. Verify.

Three steps from a document on your device to a permanent proof anyone can check — without ever handing us the file.

STEP 01

Fingerprint

A SHA-256 fingerprint of the document is generated in your browser. The file itself never leaves your device — we only ever see the fingerprint.

STEP 02

Anchor

The fingerprint is anchored to a public network: a permanent, independent reference that no one — including us — can alter after the fact.

STEP 03

Verify

Anyone with the link verifies authenticity in a single call. No phone calls, no registrar offices, no waiting weeks for a transcript.

Privacy is the architecture, not a feature. Fingerprinting happens in your browser with the Web Crypto API. Only a SHA-256 fingerprint is anchored — the original document and any personal information never leave your device. Even if we were breached, your records stay private, because we never had them.

For Developers

Verification in one call

A REST API designed to plug into the stack you already run — SIS, LMS, HRIS, ATS, or an AI agent. Look up any anchored credential or document by its public ID and get back a structured, independently verifiable result.

  • Single-call & batch verification (REST)
  • Agent-callable over MCP — verify_batch, get_record
  • DocuSign & document-source anchoring
  • HMAC-signed webhooks & API keys
verify.sh
$ curl https://api.arkova.ai/api/v1/verify/ARK-ACD-RZRKWD

{
  "verified":             true,
  "status":               "ACTIVE",
  "issuer_name":          "Florida State University",
  "credential_type":      "ACADEMIC_TRANSCRIPT",
  "anchor_timestamp":     "2026-05-25T16:53:00-04:00",
  "network_receipt_id":   "ad3389e8d25c600b…",
  "jurisdiction":         "US",
  "compliance_controls":  ["FERPA","GDPR","eIDAS","SOC 2"]
}

Who It's For

One proof layer, every side of the handoff

From the person who earns a credential to the auditor who has to trust it — everyone works from the same independently verifiable record.

Students & Learners

A unified, instantly shareable portfolio of degrees, certificates, CE credits, and recommendations — in one place you control.

Registrars & Institutions

Turn static records into instantly verifiable links. Automate the verification pipeline and reclaim staff hours from manual transcript processing.

Background Checks & Employers

Verify credentials programmatically. One API call, instant result — no phone tag with registrar offices, no week-long transcript requests.

Compliance & Audit Teams

Evidence is anchored as it is created — tamper-evident, dated, and verifiable across the frameworks you operate under. The work shifts from compilation to review.

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Why Now

Trust used to be assumed. Now it has to be proven.

AI can fake a document in seconds

Convincing forgeries are now trivial to generate. A signature or a logo is no longer evidence — an independent, tamper-evident proof is.

Auditors want cryptographic evidence

Regulators and auditors increasingly expect proof of integrity and timing, not vendor assurances. SOX, eIDAS 2, ESIGN, and UETA are all moving this way.

Verification that needs a vendor alive isn’t verification

When proof depends on one company’s servers staying online, it expires the day they don’t. Arkova proofs outlive the software that made them.

1.4M+
Records anchored — every one independently verifiable
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Team

We built this because verification is broken at every level

Carson Seeger, Founder & CEO at Arkova

Carson Seeger

Founder & CEO

10+ years in technical product and program management across regulated industries. Built Arkova to give organizations verification infrastructure that outlasts any single vendor.

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Sarah Rushton, Founder & COO at Arkova

Sarah Rushton

Founder & COO

Over 20 years launching products through compliance-heavy supply chains taught Sarah one thing: documentation verification is broken at every level.

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Dr. Yaacov Petscher, Founder & Advisor at Arkova

Dr. Yaacov Petscher

Founder & Advisor

20 years Research & Data Science experience. Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.

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FAQ

Common questions

What does Arkova actually do?

Arkova creates a permanent, independently verifiable proof of any credential or document. It anchors a tamper-evident fingerprint of the file to a public network, so anyone can later confirm the issuer, the timing, and the integrity — without Arkova ever holding the file.

Do you store my documents?

No. Fingerprinting happens in your browser; only the SHA-256 fingerprint and minimal metadata ever leave your device. Even if we were breached, your documents stay private — because we never had them.

What does “tamper-evident” actually mean?

If a single byte of the original document changes, its fingerprint no longer matches the anchored one and verification fails. Integrity is provable by mathematics, not asserted by us.

What happens if Arkova goes away?

The proof outlives us. Because the fingerprint is anchored to a public network, a record stays independently verifiable even if Arkova’s servers are offline or the platform that issued it shuts down.

How does someone verify a record?

Every record has a public ID. Anyone can look it up — on the Verify page or with a single API call — to see the issuer, the anchor time, and the tamper-evident status. No account, and no access to the original file, required.

Can I integrate it with my systems?

Yes. A REST API (single-call and batch), HMAC-signed webhooks, and direct anchoring from sources like DocuSign plug into the SIS, LMS, HRIS, and ATS stacks you already run — with a full audit trail of every call.

Is it available now?

The verification layer runs in production today; the full product is in early access. Join the waitlist and we’ll reach out to scope a pilot.

Proof that travels with the record

Join the waitlist. We'll notify you when early access opens. Have questions? Contact us.

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Last updated: June 2026