AURA is an independent certification standard and public registry established to confer distinction, traceability, and verified presence upon unique physical objects.
Its purpose is to provide a verifiable and transparent reference framework enabling third parties to confirm, through a public interface:
AURA is not a marketplace, a resale platform, nor a guarantee of value. It is a certification standard and registry.
AURA applies to physical objects, including but not limited to:
AURA is designed to be brand-agnostic and cross-industry, and may be adopted across multiple sectors.
Objects certified under AURA provide publicly accessible verification of their certification state through an open interface.
The certified identity is assigned to the object itself, independently of its brand, issuer, or holder.
Each certified object is uniquely identified. When applicable, objects issued as part of a limited context or edition may be assigned a permanent serial number within that series.
AURA applies its certification rules consistently and transparently.
Participation in the AURA standard is neither automatic nor guaranteed. AURA remains fully independent in its commercial and strategic decisions and reserves the right to accept, refuse, suspend, or discontinue certification partnerships at its sole discretion, including for reasons related to compliance, capacity, alignment, or governance.
Public verification provides read-only access to certification information.
Any ownership-related action — including claiming, transferring, or reversing ownership — requires separate authenticated authorization and cannot be performed through public scanning alone.
For each certified object, AURA may document and certify:
AURA does not:
Each certified object exists within a defined certification state. States are mutually exclusive and governed by documented transition rules.
Indicative states may include:
State definitions and transitions are specified in the AURA State Model, maintained as a separate specification.
Ownership may be represented publicly as:
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Each AURA-certified object provides access to a public certification interface, reachable via a physical identifier associated with the object.
The interface displays, at minimum:
Certified objects bear a visible physical identifier intended to:
The AURA standard accommodates:
Such events are recorded within the certification framework without altering the object’s identity or compromising the integrity of its certification record.
AURA is governed by documented rules, operational transparency, and publicly accessible specifications.
Revisions to the standard are versioned and documented. Backward compatibility is preserved whenever reasonably possible.
This document defines AURA Charter — Version 1.0 (Foundational Standard).
Future revisions may refine or extend this Charter without altering its core principles.