Protocol first
Policy Snapshot, Decision Dossier, Decision Chain, and Decision Ledger evidence are the normal audit record.
Audit anchoring is the Decionis integrity posture for governed decisions: record the policy active at decision time, preserve the dossier and chain evidence, then optionally notarize hashes outside Decionis when a buyer or regulator requires independent proof.
Decionis leads with tamper-evident audit evidence, not a blockchain-first claim. External anchoring is available only as an optional assurance layer.
Policy Snapshot, Decision Dossier, Decision Chain, and Decision Ledger evidence are the normal audit record.
Integrity proof is based on deterministic payload hashes, ledger links, and verification envelopes.
When required, Decionis can anchor a digest outside the platform without moving the decision record out of the protocol.
Each layer answers a separate audit question.
| Layer | Audit question |
|---|---|
| Policy Snapshot | What policy version and digest governed this decision? |
| Reason Codes | Why did Decionis allow, block, escalate, or require review? |
| Decision Dossier | What execution intent, evidence, and signed result were recorded? |
| Decision Chain | How did this decision fit into the workflow lineage? |
| Decision Ledger | Was the record preserved in the tamper-evident audit layer? |
| External Anchor | Was a digest notarized outside Decionis for independent proof? |
External anchoring stores proof of a digest, not the customer policy or dossier contents.
{
"anchor_request": {
"dossier_id": "33333333-3333-4333-8333-333333333333",
"ledger_entry_hash": "sha256:f0a1...",
"policy_snapshot_hash": "sha256:90b7...",
"anchor_mode": "EXTERNAL_NOTARIZATION",
"contains_customer_policy": false,
"contains_dossier_payload": false
}
}Verification starts inside Decionis and can extend outward only when external proof is requested.
| Check | Expected result |
|---|---|
| Dossier signature | Signature validates against the Decionis verification envelope. |
| Policy snapshot | Policy digest matches the policy active at decision time. |
| Chain integrity | Linked decisions preserve order and parent references. |
| Ledger integrity | Ledger entry hash matches the stored artifact digest. |
| External anchor | External notarization record matches the ledger digest when configured. |
The central protocol remains the source of truth.
| Use | Route or artifact |
|---|---|
| Decision Dossier | GET /v1/protocol/dossiers/:dossierId |
| Public verification | GET /v1/public/decision-dossiers/:dossierId/verify |
| Decision Chain | GET /v1/protocol/decision-chains/:chainId |
| Workspace ledger | GET /v1/orgs/:orgId/decision-ledger |
| Policy Snapshot | policy_snapshot on dossier and decision-evaluation payloads |
Use https://api.decionis.com/v1 for central verification. Pair /docs/decision-dossier with /docs/decision-chain and /docs/policy-snapshot before adding optional external anchors.