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I am a university, school or educational institution
Certificates and diplomas issued by your institution represent your high standards and values. Fake certificates carrying the name of your university, school or educational institution can therefore cause noticeable harm.
Similarly, checking the integrity and authenticity of documents that you receive from your applicants can be a challenging and labor intensive process.
sproof creates a revolutionary and new kind of digital signature that allows you to issue your certificates digitally and secure. Furthermore, verification is easy, completely decentralized and does not require your interaction. sproof allows you to fast and easy integrate digital signatures in your existing processes and tools.
I want to learn more about secure digital documents
Have you ever received fake certificates or fake diplomas? One out of four manages their personal documents already digitally and therefore takes photographs or uses image scanners to create a digital version of paper documents. By doing so, all security features are rendered void and verification is a hassle.
sproof revolutionizes the way we secure digital documents and data by creating a unique digital signature for each document. We use the power of decentralization to make issuing, revoking and verifying digital documents easy, fast and secure.
sproof provides an easy to use API that can be integrated in any application for digitally signing important documents.
Decentralized
sproof is completely decentralized and every entity manages their documents themselves. sproof does not act as an intermediary and thus does not need to be trusted.
Scalable
sproof is open and the source code can be verified by everyone. The sproof protocol is publicly available and sproof is documented in peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Transparent
sproof is transparent and all issued documents are publicly verifiable. The history of all digitally signed documents is visible to everyone in order to prevent fraud.
sproof allows you to issue important documents such as certificates or diplomas.
Issue certificates or register data in industrial applications with a unique signature and a timestamp. The digital document itself is not modified and is handed to the receiver.
Anyone in possession of the document can easily check the integrity and authenticity of a document.
There is no need for a single trusted third party and no need for the issuer to be online during the verification process.
Management Team
Clemens Brunner, MSc
Chief Executive Officer
Clemens Brunner is a PhD student at the Computer Sciences Department at University of Salzburg since 2018 and a researcher at the Center for Secure Energy Informatics at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences since 2018. He received his Master’s degree in 2017 from University of Innsbruck. His current research interest is on decentralized trust management systems and privacy preserving authentication.
Dr. Fabian Knirsch
Chief Technology Officer
Fabian Knirsch is a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Secure Energy Informatics and a professor at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. He co-founded cappatec in 2015 and was a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California. He received his PhD in Computer Sciences from the University of Salzburg. His research interest is currently on security and privacy and privacy-enhancing and decentralized technologies.
Erich Höpoldseder
Chief Operating Officer
Erich Höpoldseder has successfully implemented innovations and business development processes in various markets for international companies, e.g., Ski Data and Sony DADC for more than 25 years. He has excellent management, technical, sales and social skills and has filed several patents in the field of hologram design. He supports products that improve the quality of life of people and contribute to greater safety.
Dr. Dominik Engel
Chief Research Officer
Dominik Engel is a professor at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria, where he heads the Center for Secure Energy Informatics. He holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Salzburg and a venia docendi in Applied Informatics at the same university. He was a researcher at the Universities of Bremen and Salzburg and product manager at Sony DADC. His current research interests include methods for enhancing privacy, security and end-user trust.
Membership and Partners
sproof is an Austrian-based technology company.
Blog Posts
sproof joins Blockchain Bayern e.V.
The sproof GmbH has recently become a member of Blockchain Bayern. The non-profit association, chaired by Prof. Dr. Florian Matthes, provides an umbrella for various activities regarding blockchain and related technologies. With sproof as a member, information and networking events are now also taking place in Salzburg. Erich Höpoldseder from sproof is a member of […]
Invitation: EdTech Workshop for Universities on 16 January 2020
Learn more about sproof’s solution for digital certificates and diplomas at this educational technologies workshop! We cordially invite you to the EdTech workshop hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research aimed at all Austrian universities and third-level institutions: EdTech initiatives and tools to support tertiary educationPresentation & networking of initiatives, start-ups / […]
Meet the sproof team at the Summit Industrie 4.0 on 12 Dec 2019 in Linz
Are you looking for a solution to manage your audit trails? Come meet us together with COPA-DATA at the Summit Industrie 4.0, the yearly conference of the platform industry 4.0 Austria, in Linz! 🏭 🗓️ We are happy to look into your use cases and curious about your feedback 🔍 Summit Industrie 4.012 December 2019, […]
Three reasons why digital certificates require a public blockchain
When building blockchain-based applications, discussion often comes to the point of whether a public or private blockchain should be used. sproof clearly takes the position for public blockchains for tamper-proof digital certificates and documents. Here is why. sproof is a research-based company and our decisions are carefully evaluated and scientifically backed. These are the three […]