Program · Operating Model
Operating model
The model separates client truth, partner relationship management, AttestLayer-controlled issuance, and downstream reviewer decisions.
AttestLayer is not an audit opinion, compliance certification, insurer, bank regulator, payment processor, law firm, or procurement approver. Record-only evidence issuance for review workflows.
The responsibility split
The operating model is designed to keep responsibilities separated. Clients own their artifacts and truthfulness. Partners own the client relationship and preparation support. AttestLayer owns the record-only issuance process and verification packet output. Reviewers own downstream decisions.
Responsibility table
Client / downstream entity
- Provides authorized artifacts.
- Confirms submission accuracy and completeness.
- Decides what evidence may be shared.
- Owns underlying controls, policies, and systems.
Partner
- Manages client relationship.
- Helps prepare intake.
- Explains process and boundaries.
- Avoids overclaiming certification, approval, or insurance outcome.
- May provide support or advisory services separately.
AttestLayer
- Receives submitted artifacts.
- Applies named ruleset/profile.
- Issues PASS or FAIL.
- Produces manifest, receipt, binder, and verification path.
- Maintains issuance and verification boundary.
- Does not access production systems.
Reviewer / buyer / insurer / portfolio operator
- Reviews packet for its own purpose.
- Verifies integrity and issuance where needed.
- Makes independent business, procurement, audit, risk, or coverage decisions.
- Does not rely on AttestLayer as a certification body.
PASS and FAIL
PASS
PASS means the submitted artifacts satisfied the applicable packet ruleset/profile and were issued into a verification kit. PASS does not mean the client is compliant, secure, approved, insured, or accepted by a downstream reviewer.
FAIL
FAIL means the submission did not satisfy the applicable packet ruleset/profile. FAIL output should identify blockers and remediation guidance. Where agreed, FAIL output does not consume a PASS credit.
SLA boundary
SLA timing starts only after accepted intake. Incomplete, unauthorized, unclear, corrupt, oversized, or out-of-scope submissions do not start the production SLA. Partner agreements may define package-specific timing, support hours, escalation paths, and reserved capacity terms.
Operating flow
Standardized intake → named ruleset/profile → standardized PASS / FAIL criteria → signed verification kit → browser or offline verification → partner reporting.
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