Verify an Entrepreneurship of America Protection Certificate
Independently verify any Entrepreneurship of America Protection Certificate by its Protection ID. Confirm the registered title, owner, timestamp, and cryptographic content hash.
How to Verify a Certificate
- Obtain the Protection ID from the certificate (format: EoA-XXXXXXXXXXXX).
- Enter the Protection ID in the verification form on this page.
- The system will return the registered title, owner display name, protection timestamp (UTC), and SHA-256 content fingerprint.
What the Verification Shows
- Protection ID — The unique identifier assigned to this idea at the moment of protection.
- Registered Title — The exact title the owner entered when protecting the idea.
- Category — The idea category selected by the owner.
- Owner — The display name of the account that registered this protection.
- Protected At — The exact UTC date and time the certificate was issued.
- Content Hash — A SHA-256 cryptographic fingerprint of the idea content. If even one word in the original idea changes, the fingerprint changes — confirming the protected version was this exact version.
Certificate Integrity
Entrepreneurship of America Protection Certificates are immutable. The timestamp, Protection ID, and content hash cannot be retroactively altered. Verification is available to anyone with the Protection ID — no account required.