Glossary · Proof and provenance
daily seal
The once-a-day act of hashing every report produced that day into one root and anchoring that root in the Bitcoin blockchain through OpenTimestamps.
What daily seal means
The once-a-day act of hashing every report produced that day into one root and anchoring that root in the Bitcoin blockchain through OpenTimestamps. It proves a record existed by that date in that exact form; it does not prove the record was correct, or that anyone read it.
What daily seal can and cannot support
| It can support | It cannot support |
|---|---|
| The once-a-day act of hashing every report produced that day into one root and anchoring that root in the Bitcoin blockchain through OpenTimestamps. | It proves a record existed by that date in that exact form; it does not prove the record was correct, or that anyone read it. |
Where daily seal comes up on this site
- Our proofs said “pending” for 26 days. The anchoring was fine.Our daily seal wrote the receipt into the record and never went back for the completed path.
Terms this definition uses
Related terms in Proof and provenance
Showing a record existed at a date without asking anyone to trust us.
OpenTimestamps · anchoring · Content hash · Manifest tampering · C2PA · CAWG training and data mining assertion · content-addressed storage · Merkle tree · SHA-256 · byline · dateline · trust center
Questions about daily seal
What is daily seal?
The once-a-day act of hashing every report produced that day into one root and anchoring that root in the Bitcoin blockchain through OpenTimestamps.
What does daily seal not show or guarantee?
It proves a record existed by that date in that exact form; it does not prove the record was correct, or that anyone read it.
Which area of the glossary does daily seal belong to?
Proof and provenance: Showing a record existed at a date without asking anyone to trust us.
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