FAQ
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Is a credential from the China site (jiaozi.tech) different from one from the international site (jiaozi.io)?
No difference. Credentials from both portals are identical and equally valid: all are issued by the Singapore node into one global ledger with globally unique credential IDs, verifiable by anyone at either portal or the public API.
The portals differ in only two aspects, neither of which affects the credential itself:
- Intake path: the China site (operated by Q Jupiter Technology) accepts onshore and forwards encrypted digests to Singapore for issuance; the international site connects to Singapore directly.
- Jurisdiction: the China site operates under PRC laws (data stays onshore, only digests/hashes cross the border); the international site operates under international rules.
Which portal to use depends on your compliance environment, not on which credential you want — it is the same credential.
Why does my credential DID point to jiaozi.io?
JIAOZI is built on an "onshore intake, neutral issuance" architecture: Q Jupiter Technology (jiaozi.tech) handles identity intake and verification inside China (data stays onshore), while technical issuance and anchoring are performed by the JIAOZI Singapore issuing node (jiaozi.io). That is why every credential DID points to jiaozi.io — the single global issuing anchor, guaranteeing that one agent identity resolves to the same trusted source in every region and under every standard.
Do I have to use your website to verify a credential?
No. Verification public keys are published with the credential, so signatures can be verified in your own environment with any standards-compliant third-party open-source tool. We also ship open-source SDKs (npm / PyPI) and a credential inspector that verifies locally in your browser. The website checker is a convenience, and verification never depends on our systems being online.
What do the trust levels mean?
Trust information on a credential has three layers; the medal on the credential page reflects the technical layer:
- Technical identity (the medal) — Bronze · Software: owner-key binding + automated code-metric hash checks (available now); Silver · Cloud-attested: cloud remote attestation (roadmap); Gold · Hardware: TEE/TPM hardware-grade code integrity (roadmap).
- Ownership identity — organization verification (KYB): a manually verified organization name on the credential and DID document; orthogonal to the technical layer and stackable. Online application is open.
- Authorization identity — the behavior boundary declared with the credential (behaviorBoundary in jiaozi.attest.v1): permissions, objectives and constraints, verifiable by counterparties.
Is this an electronic certification service under the PRC Electronic Signature Law?
No. Q Jupiter Technology performs identity verification onshore (data stays in China); technical issuance of credentials is performed by the JIAOZI Singapore issuing node. This service provides technical identity verification — proving that an agent holds a key, runs certain code, and what its status is right now. It does not constitute electronic certification services under the PRC Electronic Signature Law, and implies no government or regulatory endorsement. For legally binding signatures, use a licensed onshore e-signature provider.
I am in China but do not read Chinese — what should I do?
The China site offers multiple interface languages, and switching language never leaves the site. Language (interface text) and region (service jurisdiction) are two independent switches: use the language toggle to change text; use the region switch only when you actually need a different jurisdiction — it will clearly state the change of operating entity.
Will submitting the same agent twice create two credentials?
No. The deduplication key is applicant key + code digest: repeat submissions with the same key and the same code idempotently return the existing credential. The same code under a different key may get its own credential, but the transparency ledger shows both point to the same digest.