Verifying Provenance of Digital Media: Why the C2PA Specifications Fall Short
A non-technical white paper summarizing an independent security analysis of the C2PA specifications and their trust model.
Authors or creators: Enis Golaszewski, Neal Krawetz, Alan T. Sherman, Edward Zieglar, Sai K. Matukumalli, Roberto Yus, Carson L. Kegley, Michael Barthel, William Bowman, Bharg Barot, Kaur Kullman
Checked: 2026-08-01
Source note: Recent preprint presenting the authors' security analysis. Its conclusions should be read alongside the current C2PA specification and future responses or revisions.
Claims connected to this source
- The authors argue that current C2PA specifications should not yet be relied on alone for high-stakes uses.
