Digital Trust and Identity
Building Digital Trust for Secure, Scalable Digital Identity Solutions
WHAT IS DIGITAL TRUST?
Digital trust is the foundation of secure, reliable, and user-centric digital services. It provides the confidence that people, data, and digital services are safe, secure, and real.
- It’s how we ensure that identities and credentials are verified, information is protected, and services can be trusted.
- Whether you are applying for a license, accessing healthcare, or signing into an app, digital trust allows you to interact confidently in a digital environment.
- At Quartech Systems, we know that building trust in the digital economy takes more than just Technology — it takes collaboration across public and private sectors, clear standards, and solutions that put people first.

DIGITAL TRUST ECOSYSTEM: KEY PLAYERS

Issuer
Governments, schools, and licensing bodies create and sign verifiable credentials.
- Reduce costs with instant digital issuance
- Enhance trust with tamper-proof credentials
- Improve compliance with immutable audit logs
Holders
Individuals and businesses control their credentials.
- Own and manage credentials independently
- Share only necessary information
- Access services faster with reduced friction
Verifiers
Employers and service providers consume and verify credentials.
- Verify authenticity in real time
- Reduce fraud with cryptographic proofs
- Lower costs through automated verification
Benefits of Digital Trust
Digital Trust facilitates the transition as more aspects of life move online. It empowers individuals to control their data, ensures seamless connectivity among services, and fosters the confidence required to engage with digital platforms with integrity.

Faster, Automated Verification
Faster, Automated Verification

Enhanced Security and Fraud Prevention
Enhanced Security and Fraud Prevention

User Control and Privacy
User Control and Privacy

Reduced Operational Costs
Reduced Operational Costs

Cross-System Interoperability
Cross-System Interoperability
HOW DIGITAL TRUST MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Product & Supply Chain
Verifiable product origin, streamlined compliance, and improved traceability across the value chain.
Health
Portable health records with consent-based sharing and travel-ready compliance.
Legal & Government
Secure exchange of permits and documents with improved collaboration between agencies.

Identity & Access
Frictionless onboarding, reduced fraud, and secure passwordless authentication across platforms.
Workforce & Licensing
Instant verification of credentials, faster hiring processes, and increased professional mobility.
Education & Skills
Trusted academic records, simplified admissions, and global portability of qualifications.
QUARTECH’S DIGITAL TRUST SERVICES
Quartech delivers secure, scalable digital trust solutions with deep technical expertise and user-centered design. Our team of specialized consultants brings decades of experience in implementing robust identity frameworks across government, financial, and enterprise sectors. We leverage cutting-edge technologies while maintaining strict adherence to international standards and best practices for digital trust ecosystems.

Digital Trust Consultancy
Expert advice on creating and sustaining a digital trust ecosystem

Comprehensive Evaluations
Assessment of organizational maturity, process design, and seamless integration of Verifiable Credentials

Strategic Roadmap Creation
Crafting a clear and actionable plan for adopting and enhancing digital trust

Tool Analysis
Thorough assessment of Digital Trust tools to identify the ideal match for your organization.

Bespoke Development
Customized digital trust solutions to address distinct organizational challenges

Enterprise VC Hosting
Providing a Verifiable Credential (VC) system as a service (SaaS) solution with premium hosted enterprise agents
WHY QUARTECH?
Public Sector Implementation Success
Quartech’s integrated, end-to-end approach ensures every aspect of a digital trust ecosystem is addressed—from strategy through to execution. Our proven results include the successful development of digital wallets and VC management solutions for our clients, enabling the secure issuance and verification of digital credentials for thousands of users with strong adoption and high satisfaction.
End-to-End Delivery
Quartech is a trusted leader in delivering secure, scalable, and citizen-focused Digital Trust solutions. We help governments and private sector organizations across Canada create inclusive, connected digital services built on trust, transparency, and long-term sustainability.
Trust by Design
Our solutions prioritize user control, data minimization, and secure architecture to ensure citizen privacy and regulatory compliance.
Future Expansion
Supporting cross-provincial credential exchange and verification to enable nationwide digital trust.

SECURING GLOBAL DIGITAL IDENTITY AND TRUST
Standards Leadership
Quartech actively contributes to open standards for digital wallets and verifiable credentials through participation in W3C Verifiable Credentials Working Group, Trust over IP Foundation, and Hyperledger Aries.
Implementation Excellence
Our work on the Public Sector Digital Wallets Initiative implements cutting-edge standards like SD-JWT, UNTP, OIDC4VCI, and DIDs, ensuring cross-jurisdictional interoperability.
Open-Source Commitment
By contributing to open-source platforms including ACA-Py, Bifold, and VC-AuthN, we deliver robust solutions that advance trustworthy, transparent digital identity ecosystems.

STANDARDS
- Verifiable Credentials (VCs)
- Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
- OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0, SAML
- SD-JWT (Selective Disclosure JWT)
- W3C VC Data Model
- UNTP – United Nations Transparency Protocol
- mDoc/mDL
- AnonCreds
- DIDComm
Tools
- Hyperledger Aries
- Aries Cloud Agent Python (ACA-Py) / Traction
- Credo-TS
- Ledgerless (did:webvh)
- Ledger (did:indy)
- Bifold Wallet
- VC-AuthN OIDC
- OrgBook BC
- OCA Bundles
- Private and Public Ledgers
FRAMEWORKS
- Trust over IP (ToIP)
- Digital Trust and Identity Frameworks
- Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)
- Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF)
- UNTP – United Nations Transparency Protocol