I-D Action: draft-ruvalcaba-nhe-audit-00.txt

Internet-Draft draft-ruvalcaba-nhe-audit-00.txt is now available.

   Title:   NHE Reasoning-Audit Log: A Tamper-Evident, Content-Optional Audit Chain for Autonomous Agents
   Author:  Cristian Xavier Ruvalcaba
   Name:    draft-ruvalcaba-nhe-audit-00.txt
   Pages:   8
   Dates:   2026-08-13

Abstract:

   This document specifies a tamper-evident audit chain for the
   reasoning and actions of a Non-Human Entity (NHE).  Each audited
   event --- a reasoning step obtained at the boundary to a model
   provider, or a tool invocation obtained at the execution boundary ---
   is recorded as an entry whose bound fields are hash-linked to its
   predecessor, so that any alteration, omission, or reordering is
   detectable by an independent verifier.  The chain binds metadata
   (model, provider, subject identity, and reasoning scale) into the
   entry hash, and supports a prove-without-exposing mode in which a
   verifier confirms that an event occurred, with the attested metadata,
   without the event's content being disclosed.  Content storage is
   optional and its retention is configurable independently of the
   chain, so content may be redacted without destroying the chain's
   integrity.  The entry data model and canonical serialization are
   specified here; the wire and proof-export encodings are deferred to
   the next revision.

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