# c2pa-rs (Rust SDK for C2PA)

- id: src_01M569GDGC4W8RH34GZWM9TJ4Z
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T20 · tags: c2pa, rust, sdk, manifest-signing, cawg, level:advanced, code:rust
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:06.046Z
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Source: https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs

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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Reference Rust library for creating, signing, embedding and validating C2PA manifests in supported file formats, with CAWG identity assertion support; A Python binding (contentauth/c2pa-python) wraps it. The practical toolkit for adding or checking Content Credentials.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [
    "Signing certificate for production use"
  ],
  "source_owner": "contentauth (GitHub org)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "Pre-1.0 versioning with breaking-change trains."
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Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] README: create and sign C2PA claims and manifests; create, sign and validate CAWG identity assertions; embed and parse manifests in supported formats; links to the C2PA 2.4 spec. · locator: README features · source: https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs
- [sourced_fact] README: breaking changes are batched onto a roughly two-monthly 'release train' bumping the middle version number (0.x.0). · locator: README, versioning · source: https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs
- [sourced_fact] README License section: the c2pa crate is distributed under both the MIT license and the Apache License 2.0; LICENSE-MIT is Copyright 2020 Adobe. · locator: README, License; LICENSE-MIT header · source: https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=MIT OR Apache-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Dual MIT/Apache-2.0 per README. A signing key and certificate chain are separate requirements (not covered by the license). · evidence: https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs/blob/main/LICENSE-MIT, https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs/blob/main/LICENSE-APACHE

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