Evidence: Verifiable Decision Proof Infrastructure
Cryptographically seal critical decisions. Verify them independently.
Evidence is an infrastructure for producing independently verifiable proof artifacts for legally significant decisions.
It does not participate in decision-making.
It does not enforce policies.
It does not evaluate correctness.
It guarantees that specific facts existed at a specific point in time — and that they can be verified without trusting the issuing organization.
What Evidence does
Evidence generates cryptographically signed proof artifacts that allow independent verification of:
- The existence of a declared decision
- The integrity of its content
- The timestamp of sealing
- The identity of the submitting authority (when applicable)
These proof artifacts are designed to remain verifiable over time.
What Evidence does not do
Evidence does not:
- Improve decision quality
- Prevent operational errors
- Enforce governance
- Validate compliance
- Interpret intent
It does not decide. It does not judge. It does not authorize.
It records and seals.
Designed for contested environments
Evidence is intended for situations where:
- A regulatory authority requests proof
- A contractual dispute arises
- An incident investigation requires factual reconstruction
- A risk acceptance must be demonstrated
- An approval must be shown to have existed at a given time
In these contexts, narratives are insufficient. Independent verification matters.
Neutral by design
Evidence deliberately stands outside operational systems. If a system authorizes or blocks actions, it becomes a stakeholder in the outcome.
Evidence avoids that role. It produces neutral artifacts that can be examined independently by auditors, legal teams, or regulators.
Deployment models
Evidence can be deployed:
- As a standalone proof infrastructure
- Integrated with internal governance systems
- Embedded into operational workflows
- Used via API, interface, or secure submission channel
No dependency on other Asplenz products is required.
When used with other systems
Some organizations choose to seal decisions originating from engineering, governance, or business systems. In those cases, Evidence acts only as the sealing layer.
Its role remains the same: generate verifiable proof artifacts for declared facts.
Why Evidence exists
Execution accelerates. Exposure increases.
When accountability is questioned, proof must already exist.
Evidence makes that proof durable and independently verifiable.