Content Credentials

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Content Credentials are cryptographically signed metadata structures, known as C2PA manifests, that provide a verifiable record of a digital asset's provenance and modification history. Defined by the C2PA specifications, this architecture establishes a core set of technical assertions, while supporting custom schemas to extend metadata regarding authorship, content intent, and machine-readable usage preferences. The core C2PA specification is authored and maintained by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), an industry group composed of major technology firms and media companies. It operates as a project of the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), an affiliate of the Linux Foundation. A supplementary specification addressing identity, publishing, licensing, and schema-based assertions is defined in the Creators Assertions Working Group (CAWG) specification. This specification is overseen by the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) and maintained by Adobe. Parallel...

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