The verification layer for generative AI

Every piece of content. Traced to its source.

The identity layer for media on the internet. Imperceptible watermarking and a provenance registry — inside the media, not alongside it. Embed identity at creation, and verify it anywhere.

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AudioVideoImage
POST/v1/watermark/decode200 OK
Audio watermark
A
Acme Corp Registered original
Verified
Owner
Acme Corp
Created
8 Jun 2026
Integration
On-prem · Bach
Confidence
99.7%
Verified — traced to source
Built for the regulations that are already here
SB 942 compliantEU AI Act provenanceAB 853 readyIndia IT Rules 2026C2PA memberSOC 2 in progress
The problem

Trust has collapsed

With AI-generated images, voices, and videos, nothing online can be trusted. Regulation has arrived to force the solution — and the build-versus-buy decision for provenance infrastructure is being made now.

SB 942 is operative August 2

California's AI Transparency Act requires generative AI providers to deploy watermarking that is "extraordinarily difficult to remove." AB 853 extends to distribution platforms by January 2027. The EU AI Act adds parallel obligations.

Metadata doesn't survive

C2PA manifests and EXIF metadata get stripped by social platforms, screenshots, and format conversion. Only a durable, signal-level watermark meets the statutory durability bar.

Cross-provider verification

Platforms, courts, and journalists need to verify content regardless of which provider generated it. A neutral verification layer is becoming commercially necessary.

The platform

Watermark. Register. Verify.

Verda embeds a durable watermark into every asset, registers it in a central provenance registry, and reads and writes C2PA manifests — so the provenance signal survives even when metadata does not.

01 · EMBED

Sign at creation

A unique identifier is embedded into the media at creation — imperceptible to humans, resilient to modification.

02 · REGISTER

Record the origin

Verda assigns and stores the registry record: owner, timestamp, integration, file hash, and any metadata you attach.

03 · TRACE

Verify anywhere

Submit any suspect file. Verda extracts the watermark and returns the full provenance chain — owner, time, and method.

Survives everything

Compression. Cropping. Re-encoding. Screenshots. Format conversion. Inside the media, not alongside it — the watermark persists across every transformation the open internet throws at it.

C2PA-compatible

Reads and writes C2PA manifests on input and output. Our durable watermark is the resilient layer that persists when metadata gets stripped.

Identity-bound

Every watermark maps to a verified owner and a full provenance chain — from creation to detection. The trust hierarchy behind "Verified by Verda."

Production-ready

Designed for production pipelines. Minimal overhead — light enough to co-locate with any model, at any scale.

Why watermarking

Today's tools weren't built for what the law requires

C2PA metadata gets stripped. Blue checkmarks don't travel with the file. Only a signal-level watermark meets the statutory durability bar.

C2PA metadata
Blue checkmark
Verda
Social media upload
✗ Stripped
✗ Context only
✓ Survives
Screenshot or crop
✗ Destroyed
✗ Lost
✓ Survives
Compression
✗ Corrupted
✗ N/A
✓ Survives
Format change
✗ Erased
✗ N/A
✓ Survives
Every modality

One watermark across image, audio, and video

The same identifier, embedded natively in each medium's own signal — imperceptible in all three, and verified by one registry.

Image

Monet
Usage-based

A signature woven across every pixel — imperceptible, fast, and available as tensor-level integration.

Audio

Bach
Usage-based

A multi-layer payload embedded across the waveform — sub-second encoding, resilient to compression.

Video

Pompeii
Usage-based

Per-frame embedding that runs in-pipeline — faster and cleaner than file-based approaches.

Deployment

Deploy your way

Same SDK, same model, same registry. Choose the tier that fits your privacy, performance, and infrastructure requirements.

Cloud APIencode seconds

Cloud-hosted watermarking

Send media via REST API. Verda handles the GPU, the model, and the registry. You get a watermarked file and a provenance record.

Best forStartups, low volume, demos
REST + Python SDK
Pay per operation, no commitment
Auto-scaling, zero infrastructure
Full registry access and decode
Image
Usage-based
Audio
Usage-based
Video
Usage-based
PricingUsage-based — sign in for rates
Benchmarks

Measured performance

Relative encode latency by deployment tier
Cloud API
Cloud
Managed GPU
Managed
On-Prem
On-prem
Air-Gapped
Air-gapped
Integration

Three lines of code

One interface for cloud, managed GPU, and on-prem. Switch tiers by changing a single parameter.

python
from verda import VerdaClient
 
client = VerdaClient(api_key="sk-...")
 
result = client.encode(
    file="song.wav",
    media_type="audio",
)
 
print(result.uid, result.download_url)
Use cases

Who it's for

GenAI providers

SB 942 · Aug 2026

Deploy compliant watermarking before the statutory deadline. Dual-track: embed at the model layer, expose a public detection API.

Distribution platforms

AB 853 · Jan 2027

Detect provenance across upstream watermarking schemes and surface authenticity in your UI. One integration for cross-provider verification.

Media and entertainment

Managed GPU

Protect licensed content and trace leaks back to source. Identity-bound provenance for every asset in your catalogue.

Regulated enterprise

On-Prem

Regulatory compliance and internal provenance, media kept in-network. C2PA manifests plus a durable watermark layer.

Government and defense

Air-Gapped

Classified content tracking in fully offline environments. Pre-purchased UID pools, no network dependency.

Startups

Cloud API

Quick integration at low volume — three lines of code and $5 of free credits to start.

Pricing

Simple, usage-based pricing

One price list across image, audio, and video. Pay only to encode — verification is always free.

Usage-based
Pay only for what you encode. No minimums, no commitments.
Free verification
Decode and verify any watermark at no cost, forever.
Volume discounts
Annual commitments for high-volume enterprise clients.

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The internet will have an authentication layer

SB 942 is operative August 2. The compliance window is narrowing. Three lines of code to start, or an evaluation container for on-prem testing — from proof-of-concept to production on one platform.

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