SMART Health Card Verifier

The Commons Project Foundation

About this app

The SMART Health Card Verifier app allows you to scan a SMART Health Card QR code to quickly verify an individual’s COVID-19 test or vaccination credential. Scanning a SMART Health Card QR code:

• Verifies whether the SMART Health Card is valid (i.e., not tampered with)
• Confirms the SMART Health Card was issued by a participant in The CommonTrust Network’s Registry of trusted issuers
• Displays key information on the SMART Health Card (issuer name, vaccine or test type, dates of vaccine doses or test, and name and date of birth of recipient)

Businesses like bars, restaurants, schools, and live event venues can use this free app to validate SMART Health Cards upon entry.

NOTE: The Verifier app only scans SMART Health Cards. It does not scan paper CDC cards.

What is a SMART Health Card?
A SMART Health Card is a digital or printed version of your vaccination history or test results, shared through QR Codes and issued by supported states, pharmacies, and providers.

Who is issuing SMART Health Cards that are verified by the app?
Here is a list of issuers whose SMART Health Cards will be verified by the app: https://www.commontrustnetwork.org/verifier-list

If you have not been issued a SMART Health Card yet, please watch for news from your state or provider as many will be adding the SMART Health Card option in the coming months.

This registry is powered by the CommonTrust Network. To be recognized as part of the CommonTrust Network, issuers must be confirmed as trusted entities and must issue verifiable credentials.

SMART Health Card Verifier is a service brought to you by The Commons Project Foundation.

Ratings and reviews

It works sometimes. It can take some time to get a clear shot of the large QR code, and even then it might not read correctly. The app could be improved by continuing to scan until a valid code is read. Also, an internet connection is required. This could also be improved by caching the public root key certificates for offline verification.

Location services error still comes up in v1.0.27. It works on initial install but once you shutdown the app and try to open it a second time, the error returns. The only way to fix it is by uninstalling and reinstalling it again. Hardly a practical solution for a business setting with customers having to wait while the app is being installed...

Location access error keeps displaying. Only way for me to clear this is by uninstalling then reinstalling the app. My phone settings show that location permission has not been requested or denied. This will be troublesome to use for business if issue isn't fixed. But on the other hand, when it works, it's good. Information comes through as needed.

What’s new

Upgrading to target OS version