diff --git a/src/claim.js b/src/claim.js
index 5b2c1ef..f8298e2 100644
--- a/src/claim.js
+++ b/src/claim.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class Claim {
 
       if (proofData) {
         // Run the verification process
-        verificationResult = verifications.run(
+        verificationResult = await verifications.run(
           proofData.result,
           claimData,
           this._fingerprint
diff --git a/src/verifications.js b/src/verifications.js
index c0e3789..3f9835b 100644
--- a/src/verifications.js
+++ b/src/verifications.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+const axios = require('axios')
+const { URL } = require('node:url')
 const utils = require('./utils')
 const E = require('./enums')
 
@@ -21,40 +23,80 @@ const E = require('./enums')
  * @ignore
  */
 
-const runJSON = (proofData, checkPath, checkClaim, checkRelation) => {
-  let re
+const containsProof = async (data, target) => {
+  let result = false
 
+  // Check for plaintext proof
+  result = data.replace(/\r?\n|\r/g, '')
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .indexOf(target.toLowerCase()) !== -1
+
+  // Check for HTTP proof if plaintext not found
+  if (!result) {
+    const uris = utils.getUriFromString(data)
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < uris.length; index++) {
+      if (result) continue
+
+      const candidate = uris[index]
+      let candidateURL
+
+      try {
+        candidateURL = new URL(candidate)
+      } catch (_) {
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (candidateURL.protocol !== 'https:') {
+        continue
+      }
+
+      const response = await axios.head(candidate, {
+        maxRedirects: 1
+      })
+
+      if (response.status !== 200) continue
+      if (!response.headers['ariadne-identity-proof']) continue
+
+      result = response.headers['ariadne-identity-proof']
+        .toLowerCase()
+        .indexOf(target.toLowerCase()) !== -1
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
+const runJSON = async (proofData, checkPath, checkClaim, checkRelation) => {
   if (!proofData) {
     return false
   }
 
   if (Array.isArray(proofData)) {
     let result = false
-    proofData.forEach((item, i) => {
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < proofData.length; index++) {
+      const item = proofData[index]
+
       if (result) {
-        return
+        continue
       }
-      result = runJSON(item, checkPath, checkClaim, checkRelation)
-    })
+
+      result = await runJSON(item, checkPath, checkClaim, checkRelation)
+    }
+
     return result
   }
 
   if (checkPath.length === 0) {
     switch (checkRelation) {
-      case E.ClaimRelation.EQUALS:
-        return (
-          proofData.replace(/\r?\n|\r|\\/g, '').toLowerCase() ===
-          checkClaim.toLowerCase()
-        )
-
       case E.ClaimRelation.ONEOF:
-        re = new RegExp(checkClaim, 'gi')
-        return re.test(proofData.join('|'))
+        return await containsProof(proofData.join('|'), checkClaim)
 
       case E.ClaimRelation.CONTAINS:
+      case E.ClaimRelation.EQUALS:
       default:
-        re = new RegExp(checkClaim, 'gi')
-        return re.test(proofData.replace(/\r?\n|\r|\\/g, ''))
+        return await containsProof(proofData, checkClaim)
     }
   }
 
@@ -62,7 +104,7 @@ const runJSON = (proofData, checkPath, checkClaim, checkRelation) => {
     throw new Error('err_json_structure_incorrect')
   }
 
-  return runJSON(
+  return await runJSON(
     proofData[checkPath[0]],
     checkPath.slice(1),
     checkClaim,
@@ -72,12 +114,13 @@ const runJSON = (proofData, checkPath, checkClaim, checkRelation) => {
 
 /**
  * Run the verification by finding the formatted fingerprint in the proof
+ * @async
  * @param {object} proofData    - The proof data
  * @param {object} claimData    - The claim data
  * @param {string} fingerprint  - The fingerprint
  * @returns {object}
  */
-const run = (proofData, claimData, fingerprint) => {
+const run = async (proofData, claimData, fingerprint) => {
   const res = {
     result: false,
     completed: false,
@@ -87,7 +130,7 @@ const run = (proofData, claimData, fingerprint) => {
   switch (claimData.proof.request.format) {
     case E.ProofFormat.JSON:
       try {
-        res.result = runJSON(
+        res.result = await runJSON(
           proofData,
           claimData.claim.path,
           utils.generateClaim(fingerprint, claimData.claim.format),
@@ -100,14 +143,8 @@ const run = (proofData, claimData, fingerprint) => {
       break
     case E.ProofFormat.TEXT:
       try {
-        const re = new RegExp(
-          utils
-            .generateClaim(fingerprint, claimData.claim.format)
-            .replace('[', '\\[')
-            .replace(']', '\\]'),
-          'gi'
-        )
-        res.result = re.test(proofData.replace(/\r?\n|\r/, ''))
+        res.result = await containsProof(proofData,
+          utils.generateClaim(fingerprint, claimData.claim.format))
         res.completed = true
       } catch (error) {
         res.errors.push('err_unknown_text_verification')