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Verification Layer

Pilot-ready prototype

Supplier Trust & Verification

Digital credential issuance, verification, and supplier badge infrastructure for trusted procurement environments.

Problem

The challenge

Procurement environments lack cryptographically verifiable supplier credentials, creating compliance risk and audit gaps.

Capabilities

What Supplier Trust & Verification provides

Credential Issuance

Issue verifiable digital credentials to registered suppliers.

Verification Engine

Verify credential authenticity and revocation status in real time.

Badge Infrastructure

Assign and display trust badges tied to verified credential chains.

Revocation Support

Revoke credentials when supplier status changes.

Operational flow

How it works

  1. Supplier registration

    Supplier submits credentials and is registered in the system.

  2. Credential issuance

    EPICORTEK issues a verifiable digital credential to the supplier.

  3. Third-party verification

    Procuring authority verifies the credential via the API.

  4. Badge display

    Verified suppliers display trust badges in procurement directories.

System architecture

  1. Credential Registry

    Core layer

    Central registry for issued credentials with audit trail.

  2. Verification API

    Interface

    REST API for real-time credential verification by third parties.

  3. Badge Renderer

    Presentation

    UI component to display verification badges on supplier profiles.

  4. Audit Log

    Governance

    Immutable log of all credential events for compliance review.

Evidence & verification

  • Live prototype

    A working prototype of the credential issuance and verification flow exists and can be reviewed.

  • Architecture document

    Technical architecture documentation is available on request.

Development roadmap

  1. Phase 1 — Complete

    Prototype

    Live prototype of credential issuance and verification.

  2. Phase 2 — Planned

    Pilot environment

    Deploy in a controlled pilot environment with a partner organization.

  3. Phase 3 — Research

    Production hardening

    Security audit, performance hardening, and compliance review.

◎ Prototype status

This is a pilot-ready prototype. It is not an official Government of Canada service and makes no claim of government endorsement or contract. The Supplier Trust demo is a technical demonstration of credential infrastructure concepts.

Request a qualified pilot

Pilots are available for qualified organizations with a defined test environment.

EPICORTEK

Work with EPICORTEK

Interested in piloting this system or reviewing the architecture? Contact us to discuss your environment.