Verifying without Audrie
Confirm a record on the public ledger yourself, without Audrie.
Every record is committed to a public ledger that Audrie does not operate, so you can confirm it without us.
Check a record from the API
Each match in a verification response carries a link to its ledger entry, anchor.mirrorNodeUrl.
Open it and you see the date the ledger recorded the entry. Any public mirror node on the same
network shows the same entry, and records made with a test key are on the test network. If Audrie
and the mirror node ever disagree, the mirror node is right.
Check a certified PDF
A certified PDF carries what you need to check it. The rescue document explains how to confirm, without Audrie, that the file has not been altered since the date recorded on the ledger. It confirms the file and the date. Who signed, and whether they are still in good standing, come from Audrie's own check.
Re-verify one exact certified PDF
To have Audrie check one specific certified PDF, send mode: full with the record id from the PDF
and two fingerprints: the original file's and the certified file's. The answer covers that one
record. The certified file's fingerprint is not a plain sha256sum, and the rescue document shows
how to compute it. See the API reference for the request.
If Audrie is gone
The ledger entry survives, because the public ledger keeps it whether or not Audrie exists. What you lose is Audrie's live checks for current signer standing and revocation. Keep the certified PDF, which holds what the rescue document needs, and keep the verification response if you want the ledger link to hand.