1 — Issue
Generate a Signal Tag ID and encode it as QR, NFC, or barcode.
Anchor records to your endpoint or Better Data's managed API.
Physical products. Verifiable everywhere.
Signal Tags is an open schema and verification protocol for product authentication. Attach a tag. Scan it anywhere. Verify instantly against a record with deterministic, tamper-evident semantics.
[Physical Tag][Scan][Verify API][✓ Authentic]
Counterfeits cost $500B annually. Most tags can't be verified.
The problem
- Standard QR codes can point anywhere and are easy to clone.
- Barcodes usually provide lookup only, not tamper evidence.
- Proprietary NFC often creates vendor lock-in.
- Paper certificates are easy to lose or forge.
The Signal Tags model
- Open schema, deterministic verification behavior.
- Any scanner can resolve and check a verification record.
- Self-hosted or hosted endpoint support with no lock-in.
- Plugs into Loop Engine for governed remediation workflows.
Scan. Verify. Trust.
2 — Attach
Apply the tag to a physical product.
Record identity, lot/batch, expiry, and custody events in the verification record.
3 — Verify
Any scanner resolves the tag ID to a compliant verify endpoint.
Verification returns authentic, tampered, expired, recalled, or unknown.
Built for regulated industries
Pharmaceutical
DSCSA serialization and drug supply chain verification.
Healthcare
Medical device traceability and UDI pathways.
Retail
Luxury authentication and anti-counterfeit controls.
Food & Beverage
Farm-to-shelf traceability and recall operations.
Construction
Materials compliance and safety certification tracking.
The Signal Tag schema
Open, typed, and versioned.
import { SignalTagSchema } from '@signal-tags/schema'
const tag = SignalTagSchema.parse({
id: 'st_example_001',
status: 'manufactured',
productId: 'prod_amoxicillin_500mg',
organizationId: 'did:web:pfizer.com',
createdAt: '2024-11-01T08:00:00Z',
lotId: 'LOT-2024-A1847',
batchId: 'BATCH-2024-11',
metadata: {
gtin: '00312547691215',
name: 'Amoxicillin 500mg Capsules',
ndc: '00093-4175-10',
verifyUrl: 'https://verify.betterdata.co/st/st_example_001',
},
})Self-hosted
Run your own verification endpoint. MIT licensed.
- Full schema OSS
- Self-hostable verify API
- No lock-in
Better Data Hosted
Managed verification at scale with compliance-focused operations.
- High-availability verify API
- Tag management portal
- DSCSA / EU FMD reporting paths
- Optional blockchain anchoring layer
Verify demo
Interactive local demo: change the suffix to A, T, E, or R.
Result status: authentic