An Alternative to an Online Notary
An online notary witnesses your identity and signing over a webcam. If what you really need is to prove a document existed at a point in time — not to verify who signed it — a blockchain timestamp acts as a digital notary, with no appointment required.
What an online notary does
A remote online notary verifies your identity and witnesses a signing session, then applies a notarial seal. It's the right tool when a process legally requires a notary to confirm who signed.
What a blockchain timestamp does
A blockchain timestamp is a digital notary for existence: it records a fingerprint of your document on a public blockchain, proving the file existed on a date and hasn't changed since. It doesn't verify identity — it proves the document.
- No appointment, no webcam — timestamp any file in minutes.
- Independently verifiable — anyone can check the public record.
- Permanent — it doesn't depend on a notary or a company staying in business.
Which do you need?
| You need to… | Use |
|---|---|
| Prove who signed, with witnessed identity | Online notary |
| Prove a document existed and is unchanged | Blockchain timestamp |
If your goal is a tamper-proof, dated record that a file existed, the digital notary approach is faster and cheaper. Create one now.