Trust and certificates

C2PA signing certificate

A signing certificate supports the cryptographic binding between a manifest and an asset. C2PA Signer can explain certificate-chain status without overstating public trust.

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What it can show

Whether a signature validates, whether integrity checks pass and how the certificate chain is evaluated in the current trust context.

What it cannot show

It does not prove that the visual content is true, and it does not make uncredentialed media fake.

How to use it

Use certificate-chain details to support internal review, documentation and production-readiness planning.