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Apply secure metadata with information about yourself and your content preferences, directly to your files with

Content Credentials.
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Make Content Credentials part of your workflow
Content Credentials are secure metadata that you can apply to your content, customized with information about yourself, your creative process, and your generative AI opt-out preference.
Use this tool to apply Content Credentials to up to 50 files at a time. Download your files back to your device and share.
Content Credentials applied with this tool are durable and recoverable. If anyone tries to remove them or screenshot your work, our invisible watermarks and digital fingerprinting technology make recovery easy.
By sharing your signed content online, you’re helping to accelerate this new industry-wide standard for content transparency. Websites may display Content Credentials differently, often from an interactive pin on your content.
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A photograph, taken by photographer Marina Williams that includes Content Credentials, depicting two women in the desert holding metallic balls. One is on the ground wearing a yellow dress the other is standing and wearing a bedazzled jumpsuit.
As a photographer, my work is often shared online without proper credit. Adobe Content Authenticity ensures I'm properly attributed and helps protect my images from unauthorized AI use. Signing my work is a critical part of my workflow now, because it helps maintain my online presence while safeguarding my creative rights.
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An illustration by Pepita Sandwich that includes Content Credentials, depicting an abstract scene in pastel colors. We can see a plant , some fruit on a table in the foreground and mountains in the background.
Adobe’s new tool for signing artwork is a game-changer. It makes adding Content Credentials to digital pieces easy and professional. The interface is intuitive and ensures seamless integration, while the security features give me peace of mind. I also love that it offers the option to opt-out of AI training—perfect for protecting my creative rights.
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Is Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta) free to use?
Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta) is currently free to use with your individual Adobe account.
What makes Content Credentials trustworthy?
The information within each Content Credential is verified by that Content Credential’s issuer — an organization, software, or device that must identify itself in Content Credentials it issues. This means that you can trust the information in an individual Content Credential as much as you would trust its issuer to record and share information accurately.
How are Content Credentials more durable than other kinds of information?

Many platforms online remove data from content when uploading or publishing, including Content Credentials that are attached to these files directly.

Content Credentials applied to your content on Adobe Content Authenticity are both attached to your files and backed up in Adobe’s public Content Credentials cloud. A thumbnail copy of your content is stored in this cloud as well, and your content is invisibly watermarked. Together, this combination of ways to match your content to its Content Credentials allows them to be recovered using Adobe’s Inspect tool or the Adobe Content Authenticity Chrome browser extension.

What happens to my content and my Content Credentials after applying?
When you apply Content Credentials to your work on Adobe Content Authenticity, four things happen that produce durable Content Credentials: 
  • Content Credentials are attached directly to your content files. 
  • An invisible watermark is applied to your content, making your Content Credentials recoverable if they are stripped from your content or if someone takes a screenshot of it. 
  • Your content is digitally fingerprinted and a thumbnail and a copy of your Content Credentials are stored in Adobe’s public Content Credentials cloud. This also helps make your Content Credentials more durable.  
  • You then download the new versions of your files back to your device and share them online. Be sure to share these versions in order to view or recover their associated Content Credentials.
Your files are not stored on Adobe Content Authenticity and aren’t available to download after you leave the Apply window, so make sure to always download your files after applying Content Credentials.
How can Content Credentials help me protect my content?
Content Credentials can help you protect your content by allowing your to share your verified name or chosen display name, social media profiles, and other information directly from your content. Anyone viewing your Content Credentials will be able to see the information that you choose to include in them. Content Credentials from Adobe Content Authenticity also allow you to set a Do Not Train generative AI preference.
Does applying Content Credentials to my content give Adobe any ownership of it?
As between you and Adobe, you retain all rights and ownership of your content when applying Content Credentials with Adobe Content Authenticity. Adobe does not claim any ownership rights to your content.  View Terms of Use
Are Content Credentials related to copyright or other forms of digital rights management?
Content Credentials are not a digital rights management tool. They are a durable form of metadata that helps you protect your work by connecting information about yourself and your content preferences directly to your work. This can help people see that your content came from you, and can help you assert your connection to it.
What kinds of information can Content Credentials contain?
Based on your selected preferences, Content Credentials applied to existing content on this site can contain:
  • Your social media profiles
  • Your generative AI training and usage preference
  • Your name, after optional identity verification (coming soon)
We expect to support more types of information to include in your Content Credentials in the future.
How can I view Content Credentials?
Content Credentials can be viewed when content they have been applied to is published to websites that support them, like Behance. They can also be viewed on any website using the Adobe Content Authenticity Chrome browser extension. You can also inspect any file or screenshot with Adobe’s Inspect tool to see if that content has Content Credentials, and explore them in depth.
What is the “cr” pin and will it always appear on my content?
Just like the copyright symbol uses the letter “c” to indicate a copyright notice, the Content Credentials icon uses “cr” as a shorthand for “credential,” since it represents the verifiable information contained in a Content Credential. The icon itself is shaped like a pin to suggest the act of “pinning” or applying Content Credentials to a piece of content. The icon appears on supporting apps or websites where Content Credentials can be read, and indicates the availability of Content Credentials for a piece of content. It is displayed as part of the interface of supporting apps or websites, and is not added added to your actual content.