ClipCert is a personal project I built to explore a simple idea:
Can we use cryptographic signing (not AI) to prove whether a video is authentic?
With the rise of deepfakes and AI-generated content, I wanted to explore a way for creators, journalists, publishers, public figures or anyone really to digitally sign video content so that anyone else can later verify its integrity.
How it works:
-You upload a video, and it's signed with your private key.
-Later, anyone can verify that video using your username (linked to your public key).
-The system gives a match percentage, showing how closely the submitted video matches what was originally signed.
It’s not detection, it’s verification.
ClipCert doesn’t try to detect fakes, that’s not the goal. Instead, it’s about proving that what someone says is real can be verified as real.
The long-term idea is: if a video comes from a known journalist or publisher, and it’s cryptographically signed with their private key, anyone should be able to verify its authenticity, independently, and with confidence. ClipCert uses traditional cryptography to enable that.
Right now this is just a proof-of-concept (scaled down i.e. 10s max videos, .mp4 only, etc.). I’d love your feedback — on the concept, tech, risks, and use cases. Could this add real-world value?
stuvinton•6mo ago
ClipCert is a personal project I built to explore a simple idea: Can we use cryptographic signing (not AI) to prove whether a video is authentic?
With the rise of deepfakes and AI-generated content, I wanted to explore a way for creators, journalists, publishers, public figures or anyone really to digitally sign video content so that anyone else can later verify its integrity.
How it works: -You upload a video, and it's signed with your private key. -Later, anyone can verify that video using your username (linked to your public key). -The system gives a match percentage, showing how closely the submitted video matches what was originally signed.
It’s not detection, it’s verification. ClipCert doesn’t try to detect fakes, that’s not the goal. Instead, it’s about proving that what someone says is real can be verified as real. The long-term idea is: if a video comes from a known journalist or publisher, and it’s cryptographically signed with their private key, anyone should be able to verify its authenticity, independently, and with confidence. ClipCert uses traditional cryptography to enable that.
Right now this is just a proof-of-concept (scaled down i.e. 10s max videos, .mp4 only, etc.). I’d love your feedback — on the concept, tech, risks, and use cases. Could this add real-world value?
POC here: https://www.clipcert.com/POC More background: https://www.clipcert.com/about
Feel free to signup, login and test!
Thanks — happy to answer anything. Stu