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Glossary · Proof and provenance

transparency log

An append-only, publicly readable log in which every signed answer is recorded as a leaf in a Merkle tree, so the issuer cannot quietly change or delete what it said. Anyone can check that an answer is in the log and that the log only ever grew.

What transparency log means

Certificate Transparency (RFC 9162) is the best-known example; CrawlCheck logs its Resolve answers and business records the same way.

What transparency log does not show

A log proves what was published and when, not that it was true.

Where transparency log comes up on this site

How an AI agent should verify a website before acting on itA transparency log.

Terms this definition uses

Merkle tree · resolve answer

Definitions that name transparency log

signed tree head · log witness · as-of answer · signed business record

Related terms in Proof and provenance

Showing a record existed at a date without asking anyone to trust us.

signed tree head · inclusion proof · log witness · split-view attack · cite-as link · as-of answer · citation anchor · canonical origin · signed absence · threshold verdict · OpenTimestamps · anchoring · Content hash · Manifest tampering · C2PA · CAWG training and data mining assertion · content-addressed storage · Merkle tree · SHA-256 · daily seal · byline · dateline · trust center

Questions about transparency log

What is transparency log?

An append-only, publicly readable log in which every signed answer is recorded as a leaf in a Merkle tree, so the issuer cannot quietly change or delete what it said. Anyone can check that an answer is in the log and that the log only ever grew.

What does transparency log not show or guarantee?

An append-only, publicly readable log in which every signed answer is recorded as a leaf in a Merkle tree, so the issuer cannot quietly change or delete what it said. Anyone can check that an answer is in the log and that the log only ever grew. A log proves what was published and when, not that it was true.

Which area of the glossary does transparency log belong to?

Proof and provenance: Showing a record existed at a date without asking anyone to trust us.

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