Trusted health data for a connected world.
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.
Reconnecting the World, Safely
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.
By aligning around verifiable health credentials, the CommonTrust Network enables governments, destinations, businesses and other organizations to trust the data from an individual's digital health credential while protecting their data privacy.
Who Should Join?
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.
Health Data Sources Include:
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
Looking for your verifiable credentials?
If you are a patient, please reach out to your healthcare provider to ask for your digital credentials.
To find out if your provider is part of the CommonTrust Network™, please visit the Registry of Verified SMART® Health Card Issuers for Vaccinations.
How It Works.
Participating Health Data Sources and Issuers make test results or vaccination records available to their patients as 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™ registry for profile information on the issuing health organization.
Learn more about SMART® Health Cards
Join the CommonTrust Network™
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™:
Before applying, ensure that your organization has already begun building SMART® Health Cards using these specifications.
Then, complete the CommonTrust Network™ Registry and VCI™ Directory Issuer Request Form.
By submitting this form, you will attest to your organization’s compliance with the CommonTrust Network Agreement Terms and Conditions and Attestations. You’ll also provide information about your organization, including your ISS/public key, contact information, and sample QR codes.
The Commons Project will review your application.
During the verification process, a representative from The Commons Project may reach out to you to verify information and/or seek additional items. Admission to the registry is not guaranteed and subject to applicable requirements and organization diligence.
Network Principles.
Openness & Interoperability
Based on international standards across countries and regions
Neutrality & Sustainability
Operated as a common shared service for the benefit of all stakeholders on a sustainable not-for-profit basis
Privacy by Design
Upholds and protects the privacy of individual health data and designed to comply with applicable data privacy regulations
Transparency
Operated in an open and transparent manner
Inclusivity
Accessible and usable by all people and countries regardless of level of wealth and economic development
Flexibility
Designed to adapt over time as the pandemic and science evolve.
The CommonTrust Network™ is operated by The Commons Project Foundation. We collaborate with VCI™, the World Economic Forum and a broad, global coalition of public and private partners.
About The Commons Project Foundation
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.