Security evidence should outlive the runtime that produced it.

A proof-backed security system emits artifacts that stay useful after the incident, deployment, or remediation run is over. Instead of relying on screenshots or log spelunking, operators publish receipts, manifests, and status digests that can be verified independently.

This architecture matters because public trust, auditor review, and cross-team handoff all happen outside the original runtime. The public surface should show how proof is produced and where to inspect it, without exposing operator internals directly.

WitnessOps explains that model. Governing the run is one boundary; packaging the evidence is another. Verification, attestation, and status surfaces carry the actual proof so counterparties can inspect it without depending on the runtime that emitted it.