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<reference anchor="I-D.fassbender-scitt-time-anchor" target="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-fassbender-scitt-time-anchor-00">
   <front>
      <title>External Time Anchor Profile for SCITT Transparency Services</title>
      <author initials="J." surname="Fassbender" fullname="Jonna Fassbender">
         <organization>Umarise</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" day="5" year="2026" />
      <abstract>
	 <t>   SCITT Transparency Services record signed statements in append-only
   logs and issue receipts that include an internal timestamp derived
   from log inclusion.  This timestamp depends on the service operator&#x27;s
   own clock and log infrastructure.  It cannot be independently
   verified by a party that does not trust the operator.

   This document defines an optional, additive profile that attaches an
   externally verifiable time anchor to an existing Origin Record.  The
   anchor is a standard OpenTimestamps (.ots) proof ultimately committed
   to the Bitcoin blockchain.  The resulting proof is self-contained and
   portable: it can be verified by any party holding the original file
   and the .ots proof, without contacting the Transparency Service, the
   anchoring service, or any trusted authority.

   No changes to SCITT protocols, signed statement formats, or receipt
   structures are required.

	 </t>
      </abstract>
   </front>
   <seriesInfo name="Internet-Draft" value="draft-fassbender-scitt-time-anchor-00" />
   
</reference>
