EV424 – Evidence Definition (Don't Trust, Verify)
SHA-256 receipts prove docs unchanged over time, but spec-only with no working implementation.
Reproducible SHA-256 integrity receipts for official public-source byte identity.
Minimal SHA-256 receipts for byte-identical verification—novel 'don't host, just verify' approach.
Compliance officers, legal document custodians, archivists, verification-focused organizations
Chainwise · Notarize APIs
What remained after all that:
- Don't Trust, Verify - Not a single byte changes - If it cannot be reproduced, it is not evidence
EV424 is just deterministic byte-sameness receipts. No interpretation. No truth claims. No hosting originals. Only G1–G5 closed gates → reproducible PASS/FAIL.
Still early. Mostly spec, not much code yet. But the question that keeps coming back is: In a world where AI makes everything look convincing fast, is "reproducible only" still enough?
SHA-256 receipts prove docs unchanged over time, but spec-only with no working implementation.
Ed25519-signed benchmark receipts when most AI claims are unverifiable marketing.
Merkle-anchored receipts for AI verdicts, but solves compliance theater—not a real adoption driver.
Vouch decay prevents stale trust accumulation in a crowded agent reputation space.
Auditable agent decisions via DAG receipts—unlike prompt-dependent LLMs, this proves reasoning.
Pause agents mid-deliberation and edit responses before commit for compliance.