Machine Limits Standard

Draft 0.1. A format for machine records and the limits the machine declares about them.

The standard defines an evidence package that lets a reader check, without contacting the machine's operator, that released records are the records the machine sealed, and what the machine itself reported about conditions that made those records less reliable. A reference verifier checks each element and signs a report.

What it does not do

• It does not make a record admissible, and it does not replace a witness where testimony is required.
• It does not say that a record is true.
• It does not decide who is a qualified person or whether a release was lawful.

Documents

• Machine Limits Standard, Draft 0.1 (PDF)
• Reference verifier and sample packages (ZIP): Python, runs offline; includes packages that pass and packages that fail.

Status and licensing

Draft 0.1 may change without notice. Patents or patent applications may cover implementations of this standard. An implementation license is available from Machine Accountability Corporation. Free licenses are available for non-commercial, research, evaluation and conformance-testing use.

Published by Machine Accountability Corporation. All names, times and records in the sample packages are fictional.