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Governance for Interoperability Infrastructure
The Verida Charter Foundation (VCF) is the independent governance body behind 'assent rails'—the infrastructure that lets organizations accept verification once and rely on it everywhere. VCF sets the rules and standards; platforms keep their data, tools, and workflows.
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What We Do
A Neutral Governance Body
VCF is an independent, nonprofit governance body that defines and maintains the standards for assent rails—the shared rules, APIs, schemas, and guarantees that allow verification and assurance outcomes to be accepted once and relied on across organizations, platforms, and borders. VCF does not operate systems or centralize data; it governs interoperability, neutrality, and change control so existing tools, workflows, and repositories can interoperate without surrendering control.
Govern the APIs
VCF defines and maintains the core API surface—what endpoints exist, what they do, and the rules for authorization and permissions—so platforms connect consistently.
Govern Conformance & Certification
VCF sets testable conformance requirements and certifies implementations so outputs are interoperable, auditable, and portable across the ecosystem.
Govern Change Control & Guarantees
We manage versioning, upgrades, and operating guarantees (integrity, provenance, auditability, revocation) so the infrastructure evolves without breaking compatibility.
Govern the Schemas
We publish canonical schemas and data definitions so evidence and outcomes mean the same thing across organizations, systems, and borders.
Why Membership Matters
Shape the Standards
Joining VCF gives your organization a seat at the table where definitions, requirements, and conformance rules are set. You influence what “verified” and “accepted” mean across the ecosystem—so emerging standards align with your operational reality, risk posture, and strategic priorities.
Signal Credibility and De-Risk Adoption
As a VCF member, you can point to participation in a neutral, standards-based governance body—strengthening your external credibility with regulators, counterparties, and customers. Membership also reduces adoption risk by ensuring the infrastructure remains independent, auditable, and not controlled by any single vendor or country.
Build Strategic Alignment Across Your Network
VCF gives you a neutral forum to align counterparties—customers, suppliers, platforms, auditors, and peers—around shared definitions and reusable assurance. That coordination shortens negotiation cycles, reduces friction in multi-party workflows, and helps your organization scale participation across markets without reinventing agreements every time.
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