The CommonTrust Network™ is a global registry of organizations that issue verifiable health
credentials (such as SMART® Health Cards). These organizations (called “Issuers” or “Health
Data Sources”) are committed to empowering individuals with digital access to their health
data using open, interoperable, and verifiable standards.
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As countries, states and territories seek to recover from the
COVID-19 pandemic, one of the key elements of relaxing
lock-downs and reopening borders is the need for a reliable,
trustworthy, and efficient way to validate individuals’ health
status.
Whether to go back to work or school or to cross a border,
individuals will often need proof of vaccination or a recent
negative COVID test. Health pass apps and QR codes can
help, but only if the test results and vaccination records they
contain are verifiable and issued by trusted sources.
The CommonTrust Network™ includes public and private Health Data Sources and Issuers committed to providing individuals with access to their health information using open, interoperable standards.
The CommonTrust Network™ is a registry of trusted Health Data Sources and Issuers of standards-based and government-backed health certificates from around the world. In many parts of the world, the Issuers of health certificates are national governments. In cases such as the European Union, member states participate in a robust trust framework with attending public key infrastructure.
In other parts of the world, issuance is left to regional governments and non-governmental entities. In those instances, health certificates such as SMART® Health Cards play a crucial role in providing individuals with verifiable credentials. It is in these cases where an independent and neutrally operated trust framework can be most helpful.
The inclusion criteria for SMART® Health Card Issuers and Health Data Sources in the CommonTrust Network are defined in coordination with the VCI™ Steering Committee with broad community input. The Commons Project Foundation (TCP) manages the CommonTrust Network™ and is responsible for reviewing and evaluating new participants.
Clinical health systems or hospitals providing patient care National or regional pharmacy chains
National or regional laboratory diagnostic providers National or regional health insurance payors
Government or governmental agencies
To find out if your provider is part of the CommonTrust Network™, please visit the Registry of Verified
SMART® Health Card Issuers for Vaccinations.
Participating Health Data Sources and Issuers make test results or vaccination records available to their patientsas tamper-resistant verifiable digital certificates containing the patient’s identity, health information, and digital signature of the issuing health organization.
These digital certificates can be printed as a QR code on paper or a PDF, accessed through a web portal, or uploaded into an app of the individual's choice.
The individual can then choose to share their certificate with a third party (a “verifier”) who can verify the authenticity of the certificate. In assessing the certificates, verifiers can check the CommonTrust Network™ egistry
for profile information on the issuing health organization.
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Join the global network of Health Data Sources and Issuers committed
to patient empowerment, open standards, and interoperability.
To apply to join the CommonTrust Network™:
Based on international standards
across countries and regions
Operated as a common shared service
for the benefit of all stakeholders on a
sustainable not-for-profit basis
Upholds and protects the privacy of
individual health data and designed
to comply with applicable data privacy
regulations
Accessible and usable by all people
and countries regardless of level of
wealth and economic development
Operated in an open and transparent
manner
Designed to adapt over time as
the pandemic and science evolve.
The Commons Project Foundation (“TCP” or “The Commons Project”) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds and operates digital platforms and services for the common good. TCP was established in 2019 to create digital public infrastructure to fill the void left by tech companies and to reduce the burdens of governments. Since its founding, TCP has built a suite of digital products that operationalize the infrastructure of interoperable data standards (i.e., SMART® Health Card Verifier App) and empower users with access to their health data (i.e., CommonHealth). TCP also co-created VCI™, a broad coalition of public and private organizations dedicated to providing access to verifiable health records to people around the globe.