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Certificate & Ledger Standard v1.0

The APN Public Certificate Ledger

Every completed APN service ends the same way: the work is recorded, the record is hashed, the hash is sealed into a certificate, and the certificate is verifiable here — forever. The ledger shows serials and fingerprints only. It never shows your name.

The full ledger is downloadable so third parties can mirror it. Mirrorability is the point: it makes silent tampering detectable.

Showing 10 of 10 sealed records.

APN-2026-VR-0107Active

Verification Record

Seal
Limited Edition
Issued
2026-06-01
Record hash
6d8f0a2c…2e4b6d8f
APN-2026-VR-0011Revoked

Verification Record

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-05-30
Record hash
4b6d8f0a…0c2e4b6d
APN-2026-AS-0001Active

Assurance Statement

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-05-23
Record hash
2e4b6d8f…8a0c2e4b
APN-2026-SC-0001Active

Secure Case File

Seal
Enterprise / TRACE
Issued
2026-05-11
Record hash
0c2e4b6d…6f8a0c2e
APN-2026-VR-0009Active

Verification Record

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-04-22
Record hash
f8a0c2e4…b4d6f8a0
APN-2026-VR-0003Superseded

Verification Record

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-04-05
Record hash
e6b8d0f2…a2c4e6b8
APN-2026-EF-0001Active

Evidence File

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-04-05
Record hash
d4f6a8c0…e0b2d4f6
APN-2026-AT-0001Active

Audit Trail

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-03-18
Record hash
c1e3b5d7…f8a0c2e4
APN-2026-VR-0002Active

Verification Record

Seal
Standard Issue
Issued
2026-03-02
Record hash
b7d2e0c4…3a5c7e9b
APN-2026-VR-0001Active

Verification Record

Seal
Founding Issue
Issued
2026-02-14
Record hash
a3f1c9e2…2147c9a3

The six instruments

Each completed piece of work is issued as one of six record types, depending on what was done.

VRVerification Record
A fact, removal, or state has been verified by APN. The default service-completion instrument.
ASAssurance Statement
APN formally states the standard a piece of work was performed to.
ATAudit Trail
A chronological record of actions taken is issued with the work.
EFEvidence File
A preserved evidence set is handed to the client (e.g. for OAIC, police or insurer).
SCSecure Case File
A managed case is closed and its sealed file delivered.
DRDocument Recovery & Review
Recovered or reviewed documents are returned under the Filing Machine process.

Seal classes

The seal class changes the dressing only — never the verification. A Standard Issue hash is exactly as strong as any other.

Standard Issue
Every completed paid service, including the DIY Kit on completion.
Founding Issue
Founding Members — all instruments issued to them.
Limited Edition
Ratified special runs only, numbered N of run.
Enterprise / TRACE
B2B engagements.

What we stand behind

  • Every completed APN service ends with a sealed Verification Record you can check on our public ledger — forever.
  • Our certificates carry a cryptographic fingerprint of the work. Nobody, including us, can quietly change the record afterwards.
  • The ledger shows serials and fingerprints only — never your name. Who sees your certificate is your choice.
  • These are our own marks, issued on our own work. They are not government or third-party accreditations.

These are our own marks, issued on our own work. They are not government or third-party accreditations.