Learning center
Understand your proof
Short, novice-friendly guides—how the platform works, then the ideas behind hashing and anchoring, then how to read and verify a real certificate.
Platform
Start here to understand modes, live proof links, and downloadable packages.
Proof modes
6 min readHash, Encrypted, and Public—what is stored, what stays private, and how to choose the right mode.
Read guidePublic proof pages
5 min readLive share links anyone can open—plus a working example certificate you can inspect yourself.
Read guidePortable proof packages
6 min readWhat is inside a downloadable ZIP—certificate.html, proof.json, README, and offline verification.
Read guideConfirmations & Merkle timing
5 min readHow long first confirmation, deep confirmation (~24h), and Merkle proofs usually take—and what each status means.
Read guideIf dataseal.net no longer exists
6 min readWhy your timestamp stays on the blockchain, what a fingerprint on-chain actually is, and how a proof package makes you independent of this site.
Read guideFAQ
3 min readShort answers on proofs, metadata fingerprints, packages, and what happens if DataSeal is gone—with links to the full guides.
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Foundations
Hashing & fingerprints
5 min readWhat SHA-256 does, why clone-proof fingerprints matter, and how anyone can verify your data matches a certificate.
Read guideBlockchain: the truth machine
7 min readWhy an enterprise-grade BSV ledger helps prove timing—plus how to check block headers yourself on public APIs.
Read guideMerkle proofs & paths
6 min readMerkle paths, the TSC proof standard, and how to read the interactive proof on a public certificate.
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Practical
Start here if you already have a proof link and want to know what you are looking at.
How to read a public certificate
5 min readA section-by-section tour of a proof link—badges, fingerprints, anchoring fields, Merkle proof, and what each part means.
Read guideVerify a fingerprint
3 min readPaste a hash or proof link, then compare your file or text client-side.
Read guideVerify a proof yourself
8 min readStep-by-step checklist: match your fingerprint, inspect the anchor transaction, confirm the block, and check Merkle inclusion.
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