Document Verification
You Can Trust.
Document verification is broken. Credentials get forged. Records get lost. Verification takes days. Arkova creates tamper-proof, cryptographic proof of any credential, verifiable by anyone, instantly, with a single API call.
Arkova is a privacy-first document verification platform that creates tamper-proof cryptographic fingerprints of credentials entirely in the user's browser. Every record is permanently anchored to a public network, enabling anyone to independently verify authenticity without an account, a phone call, or trust in any single authority.
Infrastructure
Built for the next generation of verification
Whether your team verifies credentials manually or your systems do it programmatically, the records need to be machine-verifiable, tamper-proof, and independently auditable. Read our research on agentic recordkeeping.
Programmatic Verification
Your ATS, compliance system, or AI agent calls our API and gets a verified result in milliseconds. No browser, no login, no human in the loop.
Audit-Ready Evidence
Every verification is logged with timestamp, querying entity, and result. SOX, FERPA, and eIDAS-aligned evidence out of the box.
Compliance Intelligence
AI-powered anomaly detection flags inconsistencies, expired credentials, and potential issues before they become audit findings.
Platform Traction
Trusted at scale
Real numbers from a production document verification platform processing credentials across industries worldwide.
AI-Powered
Intelligent credential processing
AI extracts metadata, classifies credential types, and detects anomalies, all while keeping your documents private on your device.
Metadata Extraction
Automatically identify credential types, issuers, dates, and key fields. AI reads the document so you don't have to.
Anomaly Detection
Flags inconsistencies, expired credentials, and potential issues before they become problems.
Smart Classification
Categorize credentials by type: degrees, licenses, certifications, contracts. Organize records intelligently.
Privacy preserved. Documents are fingerprinted in your browser using the Web Crypto API. Only PII-stripped metadata flows to our servers. The original document and personal information remain on your device.
Verification API
Integrate verification into anything
Verify credentials programmatically. Background checks, compliance audits, hiring workflows — verify at scale with a single API call. See our product roadmap for what's coming next.
Background checks that take days now take seconds. A staffing agency calls GET /verify/:publicId and gets issuer, status, and timestamp, verified against the public ledger.
Verification API
Single-call verification lookup by public ID. Returns status, issuer, timestamps, and network receipt.
Batch Verification
Verify up to 100 credentials in a single API call. Ideal for background checks and compliance audits.
API Key Management
Create, rotate, and revoke API keys with granular scopes. HMAC-SHA256 secured. Full audit trail.
Usage Analytics
Real-time dashboards for API consumption, rate limit status, and verification volume.
Webhooks & Events
Real-time notifications when credentials are anchored, verified, or revoked. HMAC-signed payloads.
How It Works
Three steps to permanent proof
Create a permanent, independently verifiable record of any document in seconds.
Upload & Fingerprint
Select your document. Arkova generates a unique cryptographic fingerprint in your browser. The file never leaves your device.
Anchor to Network
Your fingerprint is permanently anchored to a public network. This creates an immutable timestamp, verifiable by anyone, forever.
Verify Anytime
Share a verification link or QR code. Anyone can independently confirm the authenticity. No account required.
Who It's For
Built for every industry that needs proof
From staffing agencies verifying candidates to universities issuing tamper-proof degrees.
Talent Verification
Recruiting agencies and background screening firms verify credentials at scale through our API. One call. Instant results. No phone tag with registrar offices.
Compliance & Risk
Regulated organizations prove the authenticity of records their teams and AI systems rely on. Audit-ready evidence that doesn't depend on any single vendor.
Education
Universities issue tamper-proof credentials that employers and agents can verify independently. No manual processes, no clearinghouse middlemen.
Legal & IP
Law firms, patent holders, and contract parties timestamp and verify documents with cryptographic proof that holds up to scrutiny.
Features
Everything you need to prove authenticity
Privacy-First
Your files never leave your device. We fingerprint locally and anchor the proof, not the document.
Public Verification
Anyone can verify a credential via a shareable link or QR code. No account needed.
Proof Certificates
Download PDF proof packages with complete audit trails for compliance and legal use.
Bulk Processing
Upload CSV files to anchor hundreds of credentials in a single batch operation.
Organization Tools
Manage team members, credential templates, and organization-wide records from one dashboard.
Network-Anchored Timestamps
Every record is anchored to a public network with a cryptographic timestamp that cannot be altered.
Team
Built by people who understand trust
Carson
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
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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Yaacov
Founder & Advisor
20 years Research & Data Science experience. Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.
Google ScholarYour privacy is our architecture
Built from the ground up so documents never leave your device. Fingerprinting happens in your browser. We anchor the fingerprint — never the file. Learn more in our technical whitepaper.
FAQ
Common questions
How does Arkova verify documents without seeing them?
Arkova uses cryptographic fingerprinting (SHA-256) that runs entirely in your browser. We only store the fingerprint, a one-way mathematical proof, never the document itself. This fingerprint is then anchored to a public network, creating a permanent, independently verifiable record.
Can anyone verify a credential?
Yes. Verification is completely open. Anyone with a verification link or QR code can confirm a document's authenticity and timestamp independently. No account or software required.
What types of documents can I anchor?
Any digital file: PDFs, images, spreadsheets, presentations, contracts, certificates, transcripts. If it has a file, it can be fingerprinted and anchored.
How is this different from DocuSign or other e-signature tools?
E-signature tools prove who signed a document. Arkova proves that a specific document existed at a specific time and has not been altered since. These are complementary. You can anchor a signed document to prove it hasn't changed after signing.
Can I integrate Arkova into my existing systems?
Absolutely. Our Verification API lets you verify credentials programmatically with a single API call. Batch endpoints support up to 100 verifications per request. Webhook notifications provide real-time events.
Is my data safe?
Your documents never leave your device. That's our foundational privacy guarantee, not just a feature. Fingerprints are anchored to a public, independently verifiable network. Even if our servers were compromised, your documents remain private because we never had them.
How does Arkova work with our existing ATS or background check workflow?
Arkova's Verification API integrates with any system that can make an HTTP call. Your ATS, HRIS, or background screening platform calls our endpoint and receives a structured, verified response. We also support webhooks for real-time status updates and batch endpoints for bulk verification.
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Last updated: March 2026