Vera

Vera was a data-centric security company delivering information rights management (IRM) as a service, letting businesses encrypt, track, audit, and revoke access to files anywhere they travel, with an SDK and REST API for embedding AES 256-bit encryption and policy enforcement into applications. Backed by Amplify Partners, Battery Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures, Vera was acquired by HelpSystems (now Fortra) in December 2020 and lives on as Fortra's Digital Guardian Secure Collaboration product; its developer surface (SDK/REST API) is now available to Fortra customers rather than as a public developer program.

Vera is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Encryption, and Digital Rights Management.

Vera’s developer surface includes changelog and 9 more developer resources.

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13.3/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanyCybersecurityData SecurityEncryptionDigital Rights ManagementInformation Rights ManagementSecure Collaboration

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 13.3/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 3.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Vera Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · DMARC

SECURITY

Vera Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Vera Trust Center

SOC 2 Type 2 (Digital Guardian product line, attested by Schellman & Company)

SECURITY

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 Security
Security
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 Compliance
Compliance

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ProductPage
ProductPage

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: vera
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/vera.png
name: Vera
description: Vera was a data-centric security company delivering information rights management (IRM) as a service, letting
  businesses encrypt, track, audit, and revoke access to files anywhere they travel, with an SDK and REST API for embedding
  AES 256-bit encryption and policy enforcement into applications. Backed by Amplify Partners, Battery Ventures, and Sutter
  Hill Ventures, Vera was acquired by HelpSystems (now Fortra) in December 2020 and lives on as Fortra's Digital Guardian
  Secure Collaboration product; its developer surface (SDK/REST API) is now available to Fortra customers rather than as a
  public developer program.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vera/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- amplify-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-acquired-by: fortra
x-acquisition: Acquired by HelpSystems (now Fortra) in December 2020; rebranded Digital Guardian Secure Collaboration in September
  2023. vera.com now redirects to the Fortra product page.
specificationVersion: '0.20'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 6
  pass: local-v1
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Encryption
- Digital Rights Management
- Information Rights Management
- Secure Collaboration
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/vera-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.vera.com
- type: ProductPage
  url: https://www.fortra.com/platform/secure-collaboration
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://hstechdocs.helpsystems.com/releasenotes/Content/_ProductPages/Vera/VeraReleaseNotes_MainPage.htm
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/vera-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/vera-llms.txt
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/vera-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.fortra.com/security/policy
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/vera-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.fortra.com/security