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AI Non-Repudiation Infrastructure
SONATE provides cryptographically verifiable audit trails for every AI interaction.
The Problem
AI systems generate decisions without verifiable execution records.
When something goes wrong, organizations cannot prove:
- What the model received as input
- What policy constraints were active
- Which identity executed the action
- Whether the output was altered
- Whether prior behavior influenced the result
Regulators increasingly require auditability. Enterprises require defensibility. Courts require evidence.
There is currently no standard for AI non-repudiation.
The Solution
SONATE converts every AI interaction into a cryptographically signed trust receipt.
Each receipt includes:
- Input and output hashes
- Policy version snapshot
- Agent and platform identity (W3C DID)
- SHA-256 hash chaining
- Ed25519 digital signature
Receipts are independently verifiable via open SDK. Verification requires no API call and no vendor dependency.
This creates a tamper-evident execution record for AI systems.
Architecture
SONATE operates as an infrastructure layer between applications and model providers.
Policy Engine
Real-time governance evaluation (<50ms latency)
Receipt Engine
Deterministic canonicalization, hashing, and Ed25519 signing
Identity Layer
W3C Decentralized Identifiers (did:web) for agents and platform
Verification SDK (MIT)
Independent signature and chain validation
The system is small, auditable, and production-ready.
Why Now
- Regulatory Pressure: EU AI Act, NIST frameworks, sector regulators require auditability
- Enterprise Deployment: LLMs in support, healthcare, finance, internal ops
- Rise of Autonomous Workflows: continuity, drift, liability risk
As TLS became mandatory for secure web traffic, verifiable execution records will become mandatory for autonomous AI systems.
Market Opportunity
Enterprise AI governance and compliance infrastructure is a multi-billion-dollar emerging category.
Primary
- Regulated enterprise AI deployments
- AI risk and compliance teams
- Legal defensibility and audit tooling
Secondary
- Agent runtime infrastructure
- Cross-platform trust portability
- Interoperable verification standards
Business Model
- Enterprise SaaS
- Usage-based receipt generation
- Enterprise licensing
- Governance integrations
- Advanced compliance features
Currently piloting with select enterprise prospects.
Defensibility
- Integrated receipt + policy + identity stack
- Open-spec / closed-core architecture
- Cryptographic trust boundaries
- Embedded into execution path
As receipts accumulate and integrations deepen, switching costs increase. The category rewards early standardization.
Product Status
- Ed25519 digital signatures (production)
- Hash-chained receipts (production)
- Public verification endpoints
- W3C DID resolution
- Independent verification SDK (MIT)
- Enterprise features in progress
Phase 1 is live and usable today.
Founder
Built and shipped production cryptographic infrastructure as a solo founder over 10 months. Live platform, SDK, and public verification endpoints available. Focused on building a foundational trust layer for enterprise AI systems.