Certification Facts

A certification fact is a derived fact published after verifying an input bundle.

Purpose

Certification facts let peers promote verified outcomes into reusable building blocks.

Examples:

• qa_certifies release R passed suite S
• client_certifies milestone M accepted
• auditor_certifies control set C satisfies policy P

Minimum Payload

A certification fact should pin:

• subject identifier
• policy or rule identifier
• policy or rule version
• result
• input bundle digest
• input roots or checkpoints
• certifier identity
• certification epoch

Why This Is Better Than A Plain Statement

A plain statement says:

• "I certify X"

A certification fact says:

• "I certify X under rule R from verified input bundle B"

That difference is what makes later audit possible.