Self-Reported Record
Submitter-provided evidence may support bounded claims, but independence is limited and the record must say so. Trust tier: Accountable Existence.
EVIDENCE
Provenance is only as strong as the evidence behind it.
PV keeps evidence source, scope, independence, correspondence, custody, and integrity visible instead of turning heterogeneous evidence into an unexplained trust score.
Governed recordsFail-closed authorityLifecycle continuity
Four controlled evidence evaluation standards.
These are evaluation standards applied by PV to submitted evidence. They are not customer-selectable trust tiers; the determined trust tier is derived from evidence by PV policy, not chosen by the submitter.
Attested Declaration
A legally accountable attestation with structured sign-off. Signature does not create independence; claims remain within the attesting party's scope. Trust tier: Accountable Declaration.
Evidence-Established Trust
Independent or qualified sources support stronger scoped reliance when policy conditions are satisfied. Trust tier: Evidence-Established Trust.
Highest Governed Provenance Authority
Dual-reviewed, authority-gated record with complete documented provenance chain. Still subject to authority gates, lifecycle controls, and explicit limitations. Trust tier: Highest Governed Provenance Authority.
Source independence is one dimension, not a magic label.
PV distinguishes submitter-provided evidence from independent or qualified sources, then evaluates whether each object actually corresponds to the asserted claim. Later evidence can create a materiality change without rewriting historical state.
PUBLIC TRUST
Trust remains inspectable.
Governed records expose their evidence scope, trust state, lifecycle state, limitations, and authority boundary without upgrading record state into authority that is not live.