VESVerifiable Evidence Standard
Version 1.2 Draft
VES 1.2 DraftLatest draft · 2026-09-20

VES 1.1 remains active and citable.

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Current position

Conformance programme in development

VES 1.2 Draft provides schemas and test vectors for implementation review. It does not currently operate a certification, seal or award programme.

Latest draftVES 1.2 DraftPublished:

For implementation review. VES 1.1 remains the current active, citable version until VES 1.2 is formally published.

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What may be claimed now

An implementation may state that it targets or has been structurally tested against a named VES 1.2 Draft schema or profile, provided the version, test scope, date and limitations are stated. It must not imply endorsement by Veriscopic.

Recommended language: “Designed against the VES 1.2 Draft Decision Envelope schema. This is an implementation statement, not certification by VES or Veriscopic.”

How conformance testing is expected to work

Future tests are expected to distinguish schema conformance, profile completeness, evidence integrity, authority evidence and replayability. A passing structural test will not establish that source evidence is true or that the underlying decision was correct.

No public marks in this release

VES does not publish Platinum, Sealed, Anchored or other certification badges in this release. Organisations must not create self-asserted VES seals or present a verification status as an organisational rating.

Veriscopic reserves VES marks, formal conformance language and certification use. Public schema availability does not grant an implementation the right to imply certification, endorsement or organisational approval.