Certifier · Attestations

Attestations

This Certifier surface documents how certification outputs may participate in the broader Satoshium Suite attestation architecture after certification has been completed.

Certifier remains the certification authority. Satoshium Attestor independently produces governed Attestations and, where applicable, rule-constrained Trust Statements from eligible governed inputs. Attestor does not replace, reopen, or redefine the Certification Package.

Certification Inputs to Attestor

Governed Relationship

A Certification Package or related governed certification artifact may be referenced by Attestor as an eligible governed input when the applicable Attestor rules permit it.

Attestation

Attestor Object

An Attestation is a governed, attributable assertion produced by Satoshium Attestor. It remains distinct from the Certifier Certification Package and from the underlying Atlas, Registry, Chronicle, Anchor, Beacon, or other referenced records.

Trust Statement

Attestor Conclusion

A Trust Statement is a governed, attributable, bounded Attestor conclusion produced through rule-constrained evaluation. It is not a certification decision and does not transfer authority from Certifier or any referenced institution.

First Production Operation

Published · V1.0

The first production Attestor operation produced ATT-2026-0001 and TRST-2026-0001. Those records reference SC-CERT-2026-0001 together with governed Suite records from Registry, Chronicle, Anchor, and Beacon while preserving the authority of each source.

Attestor Flow

Attestor operates through a governed sequence beginning with eligible inputs and ending, where applicable, in a bounded Trust Statement.

Eligible Governed Inputs
↓
Attestation
↓
Rule-Constrained Evaluation
↓
Trust Statement

Institutional Boundary

Certifier performs certification and owns the resulting Certification Package. Attestor owns Attestations, rule-constrained evaluation, and Trust Statements. References between those records preserve provenance and interoperability without transferring institutional authority.

Standards define expectations. Methodology defines implementation. Certifier performs certification. Attestor produces governed Attestations and Trust Statements from eligible governed inputs. REFERENCE DOES NOT TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
Open Receipts → Open Schema → Open Attestor →

Certification records establish decisions; attestations help verify what those decisions reference.