PSI Age Assurance Decision Receipts
draft-singh-psi-age-assurance-01

Network Working Group                                           K. Singh
Internet-Draft                                       APEX Infrastructure
Intended status: Informational                           13 October 2026
Expires: 16 April 2027

                  PSI Age Assurance Decision Receipts
                    draft-singh-psi-age-assurance-01

Abstract

   This document defines PSI-Age, a domain profile of Proof of Stateful
   Integrity (PSI) for age assurance decisions, so that a relying party
   can later show which provider decision it relied on.  This document
   is superseded in substance by draft-singh-apex-psi-09 and is retained
   only for continuity.  Each record is sealed as a PSI receipt so that
   later alteration, reordering, or removal is detectable.  Only digests
   are sealed.  PSI-Age shows integrity and ordering only; it does not
   show the age of any person, the accuracy of the method, or compliance
   with any age assurance law.

   The title of revision 00 claimed a zero-knowledge construction.  No
   zero-knowledge proof system is specified; the claim is withdrawn.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Record Profile  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Verification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   6.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

1.  Introduction

   This profile applies the receipt format of [PSI] to one record type.
   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "SHOULD", and "MAY" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119]
   [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown
   here.

2.  Record Profile

   A record is a JSON object that MUST contain the following members and
   MAY contain others:

   *  subject_ref, an opaque one-time identifier

   *  method_ref

   *  outcome

   *  salt, at least 128 bits of randomness

   The record holder computes the record digest per [PSI] and submits
   only the digest for sealing.  Records SHOULD NOT contain personal
   data.

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3.  Verification

   A verifier given a record and its receipt verifies the receipt per
   [PSI].  Verification reports digest match and signature validity
   only.

4.  Security Considerations

   The considerations of [PSI] apply.  A record that was false when
   sealed remains false; a record that was never sealed is not detected
   as missing unless records are chained.

5.  IANA Considerations

   This document has no IANA actions.

6.  Normative References

   [PSI]      Singh, K., "Proof of Stateful Integrity (PSI): Signed,
              Merkle-Committed Receipts for Digital Records", Work in
              Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-singh-psi-02, October
              2026, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-singh-psi/>.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, May 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

Author's Address

   Kawaljeet Singh
   APEX Infrastructure
   Melbourne Victoria
   Australia
   Email: kawaljeet.singh3008@gmail.com
   URI:   https://ai-governance-standard.com

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