verify_delegation_chain
Verify a TRACE delegation chain
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TRACE v0.2 delegation-chain conformance, stateless, no account: index every Trust Record by the RFC 8785 digest of its complete form, start at the leaf, follow delegation.parent_record_hash to the root, and check each hop's signature, the root key against trusted_root_keys, the depth bound, the link's digest algorithm, the credential (registered, issuer = parent subject, holder = record subject, window at the hop's own iat) and data_class narrowing under data_class_lattice. Classification: provenance-invalid outranks authorization-invalid; an unread link is unverifiable, not broken. Pass records as a JSON array or as file text (one record per line or a JSON array).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| records | any | yes | The record set in any order: a JSON array of records (objects or strings), or the raw text of a file. |
| context | object | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"records": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
}
]
}
},
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1048576
}
],
"description": "The record set in any order: a JSON array of records (objects or strings), or the raw text of a file."
},
"context": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"leaf": {
"description": "Digest of the record under appraisal (`sha256:<hex>`); absent → the record no other record names as parent.",
"type": "string"
},
"now": {
"description": "Carried for completeness; credential windows are judged at each hop's own iat.",
"type": "number"
},
"max_depth": {
"description": "Default 8.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"supported_digest_algorithms": {
"description": "Default [\"sha256\"]; \"sha384\" is also computed.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"data_class_lattice": {
"description": "Least to most sensitive; classes outside it are not compared. Default [].",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"trusted_root_keys": {
"description": "Public JWKs; identity is (kty, crv, x, y). Default [] → the root is untrusted.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
}
},
"credentials": {
"description": "credential_id → {issuer, holder, not_before, not_after}. Default {} → every hop's credential is unknown.",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"issuer": {
"type": "string"
},
"holder": {
"type": "string"
},
"not_before": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"not_after": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
},
"required": [
"issuer",
"holder",
"not_before",
"not_after"
]
}
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"records"
]
}