Do You Need To Prove Your Dataset Is Authentic?

I’m building a cybersecurity tool (planning to open source it soon) that helps data providers prove their data is real, accurate, and untampered.

It plugs into your database and generates cryptographic proofs and logs of all data operations, like when data was created, where it came from, and whether it was modified through life. It can also verify that queries run on the data were performed correctly.

This could be useful if you’re:

• Selling proprietary datasets and want to prove authenticity

• Sharing sensitive reports or metrics with partners

• Allowing external parties to inspect your data without exposing raw data or making copies

This isn’t about DRM or encryption. It’s about giving external users confidence in your data; without requiring them to blindly trust you.

I’d love to know:

• If you sell or license data, have buyers ever asked for proof of origin or correctness?

• If you buy datasets, do you worry about how trustworthy or fresh they are?

• Have you ever lost a deal because there was a lack of trust in the data?

Curious to know if this sounds like something useful or if it’s a solution looking for a problem.