Wedding Certificate Validator

This page is a front-end of the open source verification software that anyone can use to validate digital wedding certificates. Certificates are issued as PDF files with special metadata that anchor them into the blockchain.

Please note that the actual PDF of the certificate itself is not published to the blockchain, but rather a fingerprint of the PDF, which is enough to validate that the exact document was indeed published by the issuer and timestamped by Bitcoin’s blockchain.

To see if a PDF certificate has been issued on the blockchain, simply drop it on the area below.

Drag 'n' drop the PDF certificate here, or click to select it from your device

Instructions

To verify the authenticity of a certificate you can use the validation tool above to upload that PDF by clicking "Select a PDF certificate file..." and then selecting the certificate PDF on your computer.

Once the PDF file is selected then the “Verify” button will appear and clicking it will attempt to verify the certificate.

If the certificate verification is successful, the tool will display information on the newlyweds, the date, and the issuing entity.

If the PDF file does not successfully validate then a warning message will appear. A certificate will successfully validate only if it has the appropriate metadata that anchor it on the Bitcoin’s blockchain. If not, for example, if the physical copy was scanned and provided to the validator, it will fail to validate since it will be missing the necessary metadata to match it to the blockchain entry.

Please note that invalid file validation does not necessarily mean that the document is not authentic. It may mean that this PDF is not the original created by Ayia Napa Municipality and posted on blockchain.

In this case, we recommend contacting the department of civil marriage for more information about this certificate.