Supply chain traceability & provenance with Verifiable Credentials
Issue provenance and traceability credentials that travel with a product — so buyers, retailers, auditors, and customs can verify origin instantly, and counterfeits have nowhere to hide.
A manufacturer issues an origin credential for each batch. It moves with the goods through distributors and resale. A buyer or auditor scans it and confirms — in seconds — where it came from and that it's genuine. No central database to breach, no single vendor to trust blindly.
A good fit if…
- You must prove sourcing or origin for compliance — DSCSA, FSMA, or UFLPA.
- Your products get counterfeited, or buyers need proven authenticity.
- Goods change hands across distributors, retailers, and resale.
- You want verification without a single central database as a target.
Provenance, traceability, and product passports
These are one capability under different names. In the US, the need shows up as supply chain traceability and provenance — driven by rules like the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). In the EU, the same record is the Digital Product Passport (DPP) mandated by the ESPR. Verifiable Credentials over VCALM cover all of them: one tamper-evident, portable record any party can verify.
Why VCALM vs. the alternative
You pick a VCALM provider and can swap it. The credential works with any conformant wallet or scanner — you aren't locked to one vendor's app across your whole supply chain.