CERTIFICATION

Deterministic Attestation Framework

I. Definition

Certification is a settlement-activated attestation framework.

It produces deterministic, machine-readable artifacts derived from confirmed Bitcoin entitlement.

Certification execution occurs exclusively within ACTIVE entitlement state.

II. Activation

Certification becomes available only after:

1. Invoice generation
2. Settlement to designated address
3. Required confirmation depth
4. Entitlement state transition to ACTIVE

Certification eligibility expires automatically upon entitlement expiration.

III. Entitlement Boundary

Access is capability-bound.

Invoice ID functions as the entitlement reference.

Certification execution is confined to ACTIVE entitlement state.

Entitlement state transitions are confirmation-derived and immutable.

IV. Issuance Model

• Certification logic executes
• Deterministic evaluation is performed
• A machine-readable JSON artifact is generated
• Issuance timestamp is recorded

Certification output reflects system state at time of execution.

V. Artifact Structure

• Structured
• Machine-readable
• Deterministically generated
• Settlement-derived

Certification artifacts are queryable within ACTIVE entitlement state.

VI. State Model

Certification entitlement states:

UNPAID → ACTIVE → EXPIRED

Issuance is permitted only during ACTIVE state.

State transitions are binary and machine-evaluated.

VII. Execution Discipline

• Settlement-gated
• Confirmation-enforced
• Capability-bound
• Deterministically produced

Certification issuance is strictly bounded to settlement-derived entitlement state.