Infrastructure Layer
Trust Ledger
The Trust Ledger is the append-only recording layer for lifecycle transitions, verification artifacts, anchors, and monitoring events. Governance defines rules. The Ledger records facts.
Immutable · Signed · Time-bound
Deterministic lifecycle recording
What the Ledger does
- Records lifecycle transitions
- Stores verification artifacts
- Preserves anchoring timestamps
- Tracks monitoring continuity
- Enables downgrade transparency
The Ledger does not interpret. It does not evaluate. It records signed state transitions only.
Institutional separation
Protocol 1.1 defines lifecycle states and valid transitions. The Trust Ledger records when those transitions occur.
Governance defines. Ledger records. Registry projects.
Ledger entry points
Design principle
The Ledger is append-only. Historical entries are never rewritten. Trust continuity emerges from explicit transitions — not implied status.
Verification is not permanent without monitoring.