OpenTimestamps
A scheme that anchors a hash into the Bitcoin blockchain so a document can be proved to have existed at a time.
What OpenTimestamps does not show
It proves existence and integrity; it proves nothing about whether the content was correct.
Where OpenTimestamps comes up on this site
- OpenTimestamps proof says pending? Upgrade the receiptOn 8 September we ran the check our own proof page invites readers to run: download a day's timestamp file and check it with the OpenTimestamps reference client.
Definitions that name OpenTimestamps
Related terms in Proof and provenance
Showing a record existed at a date without asking anyone to trust us.
BibTeX · RIS citation format · transparency log · signed tree head · inclusion proof · log witness · split-view attack · cite-as link · as-of answer · citation anchor · canonical origin · signed absence · threshold verdict · anchoring · Content hash · Manifest tampering · C2PA · CAWG training and data mining assertion · content-addressed storage · Merkle tree · SHA-256 · daily seal · byline · dateline · trust center
Questions about OpenTimestamps
What is OpenTimestamps?
A scheme that anchors a hash into the Bitcoin blockchain so a document can be proved to have existed at a time.
What does OpenTimestamps not show or guarantee?
It proves existence and integrity; it proves nothing about whether the content was correct.
Which area of the glossary does OpenTimestamps belong to?
Proof and provenance: Showing a record existed at a date without asking anyone to trust us.
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