Proof Models

Authentication Records

Authentication support can be modeled as source records and hashes. Honesty note: simplified evidence and proof model; jurisdictions and rules vary; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice.

highlighted = computed this step

Evidence model honesty note

Honesty note: simplified evidence and proof model; jurisdictions and rules vary; as of June 24, 2026; not legal advice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.

evidence model as of June24,2026\text{evidence model as of }June 24, 2026

Authentication starts with support records

The stated process stores authentication support as source records. A witness note or hash label is only review data.

support record before review\text{support record before review}

Example authentication packet

The toy packet includes a custodian statement row and an export digest row from the classroom evidence file.

statement row plus digest row\text{statement row plus digest row}

The table recomputes source support

The retrieval table recomputes 2 records and 2 token-supported rows from the authored source text.

records=2,support=2\text{records}=2,\quad \text{support}=2

Diagram note

The diagram is a support-record table. It points to authentication review materials without deciding authenticity.

support pointer only\text{support pointer only}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.

Simplified authentication record tablerowfieldvaluequerytokensauthentication,witness,hash,sourcequerycount4supportcount2supportabstainFalsescopejurisdictionUS classroom evidence modelscopesource_typeauthenticationrecord witnessrank2record witnessmatch3 of 4record witnessfilterpassrecord witnessciteToy Auth Record 1record witnesssnippetAuthentication witness source record custodian statement.record hashrank1record hashmatch3 of 4record hashfilterpassrecord hashciteToy Auth Record 2record hashsnippetAuthentication hash source record export digest.

Summary

Authentication data should show exactly what support record exists and what still needs human review.

support record then review\text{support record then review}