Governance

Neutral verification layer

Open Verifier is an independently stewarded verification layer for inspecting human and machine evidence locally without sending private files to a server.

Governance model

Local-first

Verification happens in the browser.

No custody

Files are not uploaded, stored, or transmitted.

Portable receipts

Supports standards-aligned receipt formats.

Open profiles

Verification behavior can be reviewed, mirrored, or implemented independently.

Transparent results

Every pass, warning, or failure should be explainable to the reviewer.

Independent adapters

Protocol compatibility is kept separate from sponsorship, endorsement, or control.

Careful claims

Legal posture is support, not a guarantee of admissibility or compliance.

Stewardship

The initial implementation is stewarded by Aurifex Inc., which maintains the first verifier profile, foundry registry support, and authentication packet workflow.

The long-term direction is open specifications, transparent verification behavior, and adapter support that can expand across human-authorization, qualification, and consequence-control systems.

Brand and compatibility boundary

Open Verifier names a protocol or product only when an exact wire profile, signed identifier, or source artifact must be identified accurately. Public presentation remains Open Verifier-led and vendor-neutral.

Supporting a profile does not imply that its publisher sponsors, endorses, controls, or has approved Open Verifier. Likewise, verifier-side projections are not represented as canonical source-system records unless that mapping is separately established.