Core concepts
Understand manifests, claims, actions, assertions and provenance signals.
Glossary
C2PA and Content Credentials glossary
Short, responsible definitions for the terms teams encounter when they verify, explain or test-sign Content Credentials.
C2PAContent CredentialsTrust ListManifestCertificates
Trust concepts
Separate valid signatures from recognized public trust and certificate-chain status.
Responsible wording
Keep C2PA separate from fake detection, AI detection and unsupported authenticity claims.
Terms
Core glossary entries
Use these pages as internal references when writing product copy, documentation or trust explanations.
Content Credentials
Read the glossary page: /glossary/content-credentials
C2PA manifest
Read the glossary page: /glossary/c2pa-manifest
C2PA Trust List
Read the glossary page: /glossary/c2pa-trust-list
Signed but untrusted
Read the glossary page: /glossary/signed-but-untrusted
C2PA certificate
Read the glossary page: /glossary/c2pa-certificate
CAWG
Read the glossary page: /glossary/cawg
CAI
Read the glossary page: /glossary/cai
Provenance signals
Read the glossary page: /glossary/provenance-signals