{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/comparisons/taint-model-vs-enforcement/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "decisionUse": "Use this distinction to prevent deterministic test evidence, signatures, consensus, merge output, stress results, gate states, process replay, scheduler simulation, labels, or release diffs from being represented as authority, deployment, operation, or factual truth.",
  "distinction": "Taint model and Production enforcement answer different evidentiary, governance, release, or operational questions and must remain separate.",
  "failure": "Conflation can manufacture readiness, erase uncertainty, bypass accountable review, or expose protected information.",
  "id": "K01-COMP-095",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "left": "Taint model",
  "leftMeaning": "Static labels and transformations expose prohibited flows.",
  "name": "Taint model vs Production enforcement",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "right": "Production enforcement",
  "rightMeaning": "Identity, authorization, storage, transport, audit, and incident controls enforce policy in operation.",
  "slug": "taint-model-vs-enforcement",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "topic": "evidence-provenance",
  "type": "Comparison"
}