Proof-of-Record Packages for Source-Grounded Agentic and Scientific Archives
draft-watts-proof-of-record-system-01

Individual Submission                                        D. O. Watts
Internet-Draft                                       GoodShyt Group Inc.
Intended status: Experimental                            30 October 2026
Expires: 3 May 2027

  Proof-of-Record Packages for Source-Grounded Agentic and Scientific
                                Archives
                 draft-watts-proof-of-record-system-01

Abstract

   This document specifies a proof-of-record package for source-grounded
   agentic outputs and scientific archives.  The package proves
   structural validation, conformance evaluation, byte integrity,
   sequence integrity, governance authorization, and provenance
   recoverability.  It does not prove scientific truth.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Status of This Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Boundary  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Proof Layers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   4.  Authority Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   6.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   Appendix A.  Changes since -00  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

1.  Status of This Memo

   This is an internal experimental draft included for archival
   interoperability.  It has not been submitted to the IETF and is not
   an RFC.

2.  Boundary

   A proof-of-record system proves what was submitted, validated,
   attested, signed, stored, retrieved, and governed.  It does not prove
   that a scientific claim is true.

3.  Proof Layers

   A complete proof pack contains schema, conformance, integrity,
   sequence, governance, and provenance proof components.

4.  Authority Classes

   Results are tagged as structural, integrity, diagnostic,
   admissibility, governance, or provenance.  Diagnostic and integrity
   classes do not imply admissibility.

5.  Security Considerations

   Signatures provide tamper evidence for canonical event cores under a
   key.  They do not prove the truth or scientific admissibility of
   claims.

6.  Normative References

Appendix A.  Changes since -00

   This section is to be removed before publishing as an RFC.

   Editorial and tooling-conformance changes only; no technical content
   was changed.

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   *  Removed unreferenced bibliography entries (xml2rfc/idnits "unused
      reference"): RFC8785, RFC8032

   *  Normalized author metadata (full name with ASCII form, initials,
      organization GoodShyt Group Inc., San Francisco CA postal, email,
      ORCID URI)

   *  Updated document date and revision number.

Author's Address

   Deonté O'dell Watts
   GoodShyt Group Inc.
   San Francisco, CA
   United States of America
   Email: deonte@goodshyt.fun
   URI:   https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8586-3650

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