Contradiction register
Cryptographic verification versus factual truth
Resolution state
The corpus now records source authorization, authenticity, integrity, relevance, reliability, currentness and truth separately.
Proposition A
A signature or credential can be technically valid under its verification method.
Proposition B
The signed or credentialed claim can still be false, unauthorized, stale or unsuitable for the decision.
Relationship
The propositions are compatible only when verification and truth are modeled as separate properties; collapsing them creates a contradiction in the decision record.
Resolution method
The corpus now records source authorization, authenticity, integrity, relevance, reliability, currentness and truth separately.
Resolution status: RESOLVED BY DISTINCTION.
Evidence and source scope
- Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0 — W3C; Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0; W3C Recommendation. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.
- RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile — IETF; RFC 5280 with update chain; Proposed Standard. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.