# CERTIFIEDDATA.IO - Full Discovery Index

site: https://certifieddata.io
generated: 2026-04-12
summary: https://certifieddata.io/llms.txt
definitions: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions
openapi: https://certifieddata.io/openapi.json
docs: https://certifieddata.io/docs

CertifiedData.io is a certificate authority for AI artifacts.
It provides cryptographic verification for synthetic datasets, AI outputs, training-data provenance, and related artifacts.
Definitions are machine-readable where applicable and available through the CertifiedData definitions API.

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## CertifiedData Core Concepts

### AI Artifact Certification
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-artifact-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-artifact-certification
preferred_anchor: ai artifact certification
cluster: certification
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 1
short_definition: Creating a cryptographic proof of origin and integrity for an AI artifact.
related_concepts: synthetic-data-certification, dataset-verification, registry

### AI Artifact Certificate
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-artifact-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-artifact-certificate
preferred_anchor: ai artifact certificate
cluster: certification
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 2
short_definition: A signed record proving origin and integrity for an AI artifact.
related_concepts: ai-artifact-certification, dataset-verification, registry

### Synthetic Data Certification
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/synthetic-data-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/synthetic-data-certification
preferred_anchor: synthetic data certification
cluster: certification
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 3
short_definition: A certificate proving a dataset was synthetically generated and can be verified independently.
related_concepts: ai-artifact-certification, dataset-verification, registry

### Artifact Registry
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/registry
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/registry
preferred_anchor: artifact registry
cluster: trust
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 4
short_definition: A public index of AI artifact certificates, certified artifacts, and verification links.
related_concepts: ai-artifact-certification, dataset-verification, transparency

### Dataset Verification
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/verify
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/dataset-verification
preferred_anchor: dataset verification
cluster: trust
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 5
short_definition: Confirming a dataset or artifact matches its fingerprint and issuer signature.
related_concepts: ai-artifact-certification, registry, transparency

### Transparency Log
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/transparency
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/transparency
preferred_anchor: transparency log
cluster: trust
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 8
short_definition: A public log of trust-critical records that supports independent auditability.
related_concepts: registry, dataset-verification, trust

### Governance Framework
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/governance
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/governance
preferred_anchor: governance framework
cluster: trust
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 9
short_definition: The control framework that governs certification, auditability, and accountability.
related_concepts: trust, transparency, certification-vs-retention

### Trust Framework
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/trust
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/trust
preferred_anchor: trust framework
cluster: trust
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 10
short_definition: The cryptographic trust model that powers certification and verification on CertifiedData.
related_concepts: dataset-verification, registry, transparency

### Validation vs Certification
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/validation-vs-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/validation-vs-certification
preferred_anchor: validation vs certification
cluster: comparison
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 11
short_definition: Validation tests quality; certification proves provenance and integrity.
related_concepts: ai-artifact-certification, synthetic-data-certification, why-certification

### Open Source vs Certified
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/open-source-vs-certified
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/open-source-vs-certified
preferred_anchor: open source vs certified
cluster: comparison
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 12
short_definition: Open source can generate data; certification adds independently verifiable trust.
related_concepts: why-certification, ai-artifact-certification, synthetic-data-certification

### Why Certification Matters
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/why-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/why-certification
preferred_anchor: why certification matters
cluster: trust
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 13
short_definition: Certification matters because it turns trust claims into independently verifiable records.
related_concepts: ai-artifact-certification, validation-vs-certification, open-source-vs-certified

### Security and Certification FAQ
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/security-and-certification-faq
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/security-and-certification-faq
preferred_anchor: security and certification faq
cluster: trust
schema_type: FAQPage
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 14
short_definition: A reference page answering common questions about security and certification on CertifiedData.
related_concepts: trust, dataset-verification, ai-artifact-certification

### Certification vs Retention
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/certification-vs-retention
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/certification-vs-retention
preferred_anchor: certification vs retention
cluster: comparison
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 15
short_definition: Retention governs storage duration; certification preserves verifiable proof after storage decisions are made.
related_concepts: governance, trust, synthetic-data-certification

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## Agent Commerce Concepts

### AI Agent Commerce
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-commerce
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-commerce
preferred_anchor: ai agent commerce
cluster: agent-commerce
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 20
short_definition: Transactions initiated and executed by autonomous software agents.
related_concepts: ai-agent-payments, autonomous-transactions, agent-to-agent-payments, ai-artifact-certification

### AI Agent Payments
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payments
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-payments
preferred_anchor: ai agent payments
cluster: agent-commerce
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 21
short_definition: Payments initiated and executed by autonomous software agents.
related_concepts: ai-agent-commerce, agent-to-agent-payments, autonomous-transactions, dataset-verification

### Agent-to-Agent Payments
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-to-agent-payments
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/agent-to-agent-payments
preferred_anchor: agent-to-agent payments
cluster: agent-commerce
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 22
short_definition: Payments executed directly between autonomous software agents.
related_concepts: ai-agent-payments, autonomous-transactions, ai-agent-commerce

### Autonomous Transactions
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/autonomous-transactions
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/autonomous-transactions
preferred_anchor: autonomous transactions
cluster: agent-commerce
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 23
short_definition: Transactions executed by software systems without real-time human intervention.
related_concepts: ai-agent-commerce, ai-agent-payments, agent-to-agent-payments

### AI Agent Payment Integrations
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payment-integrations
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-payment-integrations
preferred_anchor: ai agent payment integrations
cluster: agent-commerce
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 24
short_definition: The APIs and systems that connect autonomous agents to payment infrastructure.
related_concepts: ai-agent-payments, ai-agent-payments-solutions, ai-agent-commerce

### AI Agent Payments Solutions
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payments-solutions
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-payments-solutions
preferred_anchor: ai agent payments solutions
cluster: agent-commerce
schema_type: DefinedTerm
include_in_llms: true
inclusion_priority: 25
short_definition: Systems that let autonomous agents execute payments with controls and verification.
related_concepts: ai-agent-payments, ai-agent-payment-integrations, ai-agent-commerce

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## Trust Surfaces

Primary verification pages:
  https://certifieddata.io/verify
  https://certifieddata.io/registry
  https://certifieddata.io/transparency
  https://certifieddata.io/trust
  https://certifieddata.io/governance

Machine-readable APIs:
  GET https://certifieddata.io/api/verify
  GET https://certifieddata.io/api/registry
  GET https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions
  GET https://certifieddata.io/.well-known/certifieddata.json

Supporting trust docs:
  https://certifieddata.io/docs
  https://certifieddata.io/docs/api
  https://certifieddata.io/docs/certificate-spec
  https://certifieddata.io/docs/verification-spec
  https://certifieddata.io/docs/signing-keys

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## Agent Commerce Surface

Product hub:
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce

Canonical product pages:
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/verifiable-agent-transactions
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/receipt
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/authorization
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/policy-engine
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/spend-governance
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/verification
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/payment-verification

Knowledge layer:
  https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-commerce
  https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payments
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-to-agent-payments
  https://certifieddata.io/autonomous-transactions
  https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payment-integrations
  https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payments-solutions
  https://certifieddata.io/what-is-ai-agent-commerce
  https://certifieddata.io/how-do-ai-agents-make-payments
  https://certifieddata.io/can-ai-agents-complete-transactions
  https://certifieddata.io/are-ai-agent-payments-secure

Agent Commerce docs:
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/docs
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/docs/schema-registry
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/docs/event-taxonomy
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/docs/status-enums
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/docs/glossary
  https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/docs/public-repos

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## Public Developer Surfaces

Platform:
  https://certifieddata.io/open-source
  https://certifieddata.io/openapi.json
  https://certifieddata.io/llms.txt
  https://certifieddata.io/llms-full.txt

Public repositories:
  https://github.com/certifieddata/certifieddata-public
  https://github.com/certifieddata/certifieddata-agent-commerce-public
  https://github.com/certifieddata/pii-scan

Public packages:
  https://pypi.org/project/certifieddata-agent-commerce/

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## Canonical Definitions

**Certified synthetic dataset**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/synthetic-data-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/certified-synthetic-dataset
A certified synthetic dataset is a synthetic dataset bound to a machine-verifiable certificate containing a SHA-256 fingerprint, issuance metadata, and an Ed25519 digital signature. Any party can confirm the dataset has not been altered since certification without contacting CertifiedData.

**AI artifact certificate**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-artifact-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-artifact-certificate
An AI artifact certificate is a cryptographically signed record that verifies the origin, integrity, and generation method of an AI artifact. It binds a dataset, model, or AI output to a deterministic fingerprint and issuer signature so any party can verify it independently.

**AI artifact registry**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/registry
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/registry
The artifact registry is the public, machine-readable index of AI artifact certificates and certified artifacts on CertifiedData. It stores certificate-linked records for synthetic datasets, AI models, outputs, and related artifacts together with verification links and SHA-256 fingerprints.

**AI artifact certification**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-artifact-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-artifact-certification
AI artifact certification is the process of creating a tamper-evident, machine-verifiable cryptographic record that proves the origin, integrity, and provenance of an AI artifact. The resulting certificate binds the artifact to a deterministic fingerprint and issuer signature that can be checked independently.

**Synthetic data certification**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/synthetic-data-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/synthetic-data-certification
Synthetic data certification is the process of issuing a cryptographically signed certificate for a synthetically generated dataset. The certificate records the dataset fingerprint, generation context, and issuer identity so any party can verify synthetic origin and integrity independently.

**Dataset verification**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/verify
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/dataset-verification
Dataset verification is the process of confirming that a dataset or artifact matches its recorded SHA-256 fingerprint and that the issuer's Ed25519 signature is valid where a certificate exists. It provides cryptographic verification of artifact hashes, dataset fingerprints, and issuer signatures without requiring a platform account.

**Transparency log**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/transparency
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/transparency
A transparency log is the public record of certificates, datasets, and decision-lineage events published by CertifiedData. It reinforces trust by exposing append-only, auditable evidence that complements certification and verification flows.

**Governance framework**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/governance
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/governance
A governance framework is the set of audit, lifecycle, retention, and control practices that determine how AI artifacts are certified, logged, and reviewed. On CertifiedData, governance connects certification records to compliance and accountability requirements.

**Trust framework**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/trust
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/trust
The trust framework is the cryptographic model that makes CertifiedData records independently verifiable. It combines SHA-256 fingerprinting, Ed25519 signatures, public key discovery, registry publication, and verification flows into a single trust surface.

**Validation vs certification**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/validation-vs-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/validation-vs-certification
Validation and certification answer different questions. Validation tests whether data or models behave as expected, while certification creates a cryptographic proof that an artifact, its fingerprint, and its issuer record can be verified independently.

**Open source vs certified**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/open-source-vs-certified
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/open-source-vs-certified
Open source synthetic-data tools can generate artifacts, but certification adds cryptographic proof that the resulting artifact and its metadata can be verified independently. The comparison is not about licensing alone; it is about whether provenance and integrity are machine-verifiable.

**Why certification matters**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/why-certification
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/why-certification
Certification matters because downstream users need more than a claim that data or outputs are synthetic or trustworthy. A cryptographic certificate gives auditors, buyers, and automated systems a stable proof surface they can verify without relying on marketing or issuer assertions.

**Security and certification FAQ**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/security-and-certification-faq
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/security-and-certification-faq
The security and certification FAQ explains how fingerprinting, signatures, public key distribution, and verification work together on CertifiedData. It is the quick-reference surface for common trust and compliance questions around certified AI artifacts.

**Certification vs retention**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/certification-vs-retention
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/certification-vs-retention
Certification and retention solve different governance problems. Retention policies decide how long raw data is stored, while certification preserves a cryptographic proof that an artifact existed, matched a fingerprint, and was signed by the issuer even after raw data is no longer retained.

**Cryptographic provenance**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-data-provenance
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/cryptographic-provenance
Cryptographic provenance is a tamper-evident record linking an AI artifact to its origin, issuance context, and issuer signature. It enables anyone to confirm artifact identity and integrity independently.

**SHA-256 fingerprint**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/verify
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/sha256-fingerprint
A SHA-256 fingerprint is a deterministic 256-bit hash of a dataset or artifact file. Any change to the file produces a different fingerprint, which breaks the link to its certificate or registry record.

**Ed25519 certificate**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ed25519-ai-certificates
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ed25519-certificate
An Ed25519 certificate is a certificate whose payload has been signed using the Ed25519 digital signature algorithm. CertifiedData uses Ed25519 signatures so certificate authenticity can be checked with compact, widely supported public-key verification.

**Decision lineage**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-decision-lineage
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/decision-lineage
Decision lineage is the traceable record linking an AI system's decisions back to the certified datasets, models, and policies that influenced them. It supports auditability and governance across the AI lifecycle.

**AI Bill of Materials**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/aibom
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/aibom
An AI Bill of Materials is a structured inventory of every dataset, model, algorithm, and component that makes up an AI system. It extends software supply-chain documentation into AI-specific data and model provenance.

**AI trust infrastructure**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-trust-infrastructure
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-trust-infrastructure
AI trust infrastructure is the combined layer of certification, provenance records, verification surfaces, lineage tracking, and governance evidence that makes AI systems auditable. CertifiedData provides the cryptographic trust layer for that stack.

**AI payment receipt**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/receipt
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-payment-receipt
An AI payment receipt is a structured, versioned, cryptographically signed record of a payment initiated by an autonomous AI agent. It contains rail, amount, currency, authorization context, and verification fields that can be checked by third parties.

**Certified payment receipt**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/receipt
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/certified-payment-receipt
A certified payment receipt is an Ed25519-signed proof artifact issued after a verified AI agent transaction. The receipt hash and signature can be checked against the issuer's published public key without a CertifiedData account.

**Agent payment authorization**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/authorization
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/agent-payment-authorization
Agent payment authorization is the deterministic policy evaluation step that runs before an AI-initiated payment executes. It checks rail, currency, merchant, amount ceiling, and purpose constraints and returns an authorization outcome.

**Payment policy engine**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/policy-engine
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/payment-policy-engine
The payment policy engine is the deterministic rule evaluator that checks each AI agent spend request against rail, currency, merchant, amount, and purpose constraints. It fail-closes by returning the first blocking condition that applies.

**AI spend governance**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/spend-governance
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-spend-governance
AI spend governance is the policy, audit, and escalation framework that ensures every AI-initiated payment is authorized by explicit rules, recorded in lineage, and supported by a verifiable receipt. It acts as the control layer between an autonomous agent and the payment rail.

**Verifiable payments for AI agents**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-commerce/verifiable-agent-transactions
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/verifiable-payments-for-ai-agents
Verifiable payments for AI agents are payments in which every spend request is governed by policy, executed on a documented rail, and paired with a cryptographically signed receipt. The result is a payment record that can be verified without trusting the platform that processed it.

**AI agent commerce**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-commerce
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-commerce
AI agent commerce refers to transactions initiated, negotiated, and executed by autonomous software agents without direct human intervention. These agents evaluate options, make decisions, and complete purchases based on defined objectives, constraints, and real-time data.

**AI agent payments**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payments
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-payments
AI agent payments are financial transactions initiated and completed by autonomous software agents without direct human approval at the moment of execution. These payments are triggered by predefined rules, real-time data, and decision logic embedded within the agent.

**Agent-to-agent payments**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/agent-to-agent-payments
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/agent-to-agent-payments
Agent-to-agent payments are financial transactions executed directly between autonomous software agents without human intervention. These transactions are triggered by programmatic conditions, negotiated parameters, and predefined constraints.

**Autonomous transactions**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/autonomous-transactions
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/autonomous-transactions
Autonomous transactions are transactions executed by software systems without real-time human intervention, based on predefined logic, policies, and data inputs. These transactions can include purchasing, payments, and contractual commitments.

**AI agent payment integrations**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payment-integrations
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-payment-integrations
AI agent payment integrations are the systems and APIs that connect autonomous agents to payment infrastructure, enabling them to initiate and execute transactions programmatically. They combine decision logic with payment rails, provider APIs, and verification-ready records.

**AI agent payments solutions**
canonical_url: https://certifieddata.io/ai-agent-payments-solutions
definition_api: https://certifieddata.io/api/definitions/ai-agent-payments-solutions
AI agent payments solutions are systems that enable autonomous agents to initiate, authorize, and execute financial transactions within defined constraints. These solutions combine decision logic, payment infrastructure, and verification mechanisms to support machine-driven commerce.

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