The trust anchor
Anyone can verify a certificate — free, no login
Every official certificate carries a QR code that resolves to a public verification page on the sovereign domain. A buyer at a market, an abattoir, or an importing authority confirms authenticity independently of any vendor. This is the foundation the whole system stands on.
How verification works
1. Scan the QR
Each certificate carries a QR bound to the issuing registry. Any phone camera opens the public verification page — no app to install.
2. Resolve to the sovereign domain
The QR points at the nation's own *.gov.<cc> domain — not a vendor's site — so the answer comes from the authority itself.
3. See the authoritative status
The page shows the live status straight from the registry, with no login and no dependence on whoever produced the document.
What the status means
- Valid
- Issued and signed by the competent authority, in date, and not revoked. Safe to rely on.
- Expired
- Genuinely issued, but past its validity window. A fresh certificate is required.
- Revoked
- Withdrawn by the authority — for example after a disease finding or a correction. Do not rely on it.
Who verifies, and why it's trusted
- Buyers and auctions confirm a movement permit or health certificate before money changes hands.
- Abattoirs check chain-of-custody and health status on intake.
- Border and importing authorities confirm export attestations against the issuing registry directly.
- The QR resolves to the authority's own domain, and only the authority can issue, sign or revoke a certificate — so the answer always comes from the source. See how it works.
Live verification arrives with the first national registry. This page describes how it works.