Verification Model
Status: Planned
Verification Model
Section titled “Verification Model”A verification request asks whether a specific business assertion or action can be supported by evidence concerning its company, issuer, content and authorization.
Inputs
Section titled “Inputs”| Input | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Company identifier and jurisdiction | Identify the intended registered legal entity |
| Signed action or proof reference | Identify the exact action being evaluated |
| Message or content digest | Check that the reviewed content matches signed content |
| Requested action scope | Check the permission relevant to the business operation |
| Evaluation context | Distinguish signing-time authority from current evidence status |
Result structure
Section titled “Result structure”| Result component | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Resolved company | Legal entity, jurisdiction and available source identification |
| Integrity | Whether the signed digest matches the evaluated message |
| Signer authority | Company role or delegated capability relevant to the action |
| Source evidence | Identified observations, as-of times and provenance |
| Current status | Correction, replacement, expiry or revocation history |
| Outcome | Verified, insufficient authority, content mismatch, expired or inconclusive |
| Limitations | Missing evidence or conditions affecting the result |
These terms describe the product contract vocabulary, rather than a particular programming-language schema.
Cases that matter
Section titled “Cases that matter”Changed content: If a recipient changes the amount or recipient company on a signed order, integrity verification should detect the difference.
Former representative: A signature may be mathematically valid while its signer’s company authority is no longer valid for new actions.
Wrong scope: Read-only access does not authorize a purchase commitment.
Ambiguous identity: Two similarly named businesses must not be silently treated as the same legal entity.
Uncertain evidence: Missing or stale source data should be presented as uncertainty rather than a fabricated verified fact.
A result is evidence, not a guarantee
Section titled “A result is evidence, not a guarantee”Cryptographic proof can establish attribution and integrity under verified authority. It does not guarantee product quality, shipment delivery, payment or the truth of every company-issued claim.
Read Evidence and Trust for the source and claim hierarchy.