W3C PROV
Generated Evaluation Status
This section is generated from the framework manifest and compatibility report. Do not edit it manually.
- Framework ID:
w3c-prov - Manifest:
docs/external-frameworks/w3c-prov.json - Compatibility report:
./reports/w3c-prov.compatibility.json - Evidence class:
SOURCE_REVIEWED - Independently reproducible:
False - Comparative-testing claim allowed:
False - Missing reproducibility gates:
shared_test_vector, raw_output, timestamp, runtime_configuration, source_version_or_hash, replay_commands, declared_expected_outcome, independent_reproduction - Evaluation result:
COMPATIBILITY_EVIDENCE_ONLY - Cycle status:
FIRST_FRAMEWORK_CYCLE_COMPLETE - Execution authority claim:
False - Next bounded action: Add executable observations, raw outputs, pinned versions, replay commands, and independent reproduction before making comparative-testing claims.
- Posting source: generated compatibility report
- Generated status is descriptive compatibility evidence only.
Generated Authored Analysis Boundary
This section is generated. Do not edit it manually.
- Framework ID:
w3c-prov - Framework name:
W3C PROV - Generated sections above this boundary may be rebuilt from registry, manifest, compatibility-report, and result artifacts.
- Authored analysis below this boundary may contain interpretation, notes, and framework-specific discussion.
- Generators must preserve authored analysis unless a future validator explicitly declares a migration path.
- Boundary rule: generated material is descriptive compatibility evidence only and does not create certification, endorsement, adoption, proof, or operational permission.
Generated Transition Mapping
This section is generated from the framework manifest. Do not edit it manually.
| Field | Generated Value |
|---|---|
framework_identity | W3C PROV |
source_reference | https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-overview/ |
source_version | W3C Recommendation recorded |
allowed_use_boundary | provenance evidence only |
claims | entities, activities, agents, derivation, and attribution |
non_claims | no legitimacy, delegation, or execution authority |
input_artifact_type | PROV record |
output_artifact_type | provenance reconstruction evidence |
actor_or_authority_model | agent attribution evidence only |
evidence_model | official recommendation plus bounded crosswalk |
policy_or_rule_model | PROV model constraints |
delegation_model | not established |
decision_or_result_model | provenance evidence |
execution_authority_claim | false |
receipt_or_trace_model | PROV record and manifest references |
reconstruction_model | PROV relationships support derivation reconstruction |
SPE_overlap | provenance may inform evidence review |
StegVerse_ecosystem_overlap | reconstruction and freshness boundary |
fail_closed_conditions | missing source, context, mapping, or authority overclaim |
Generated mapping is compatibility evidence only.
Generated Framework Metadata
This section is generated from the external-framework registry. Do not edit it manually.
- Framework ID:
w3c-prov - Name:
W3C PROV - Registry status:
SOURCED-CROSSWALK-PROVISIONAL - Testbench state:
SOURCE_RECORDED_CROSSWALK_PROVISIONAL - Manifest path:
docs/external-frameworks/w3c-prov.json - Source reference:
https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-overview/ - Metadata boundary: generated metadata is descriptive only; it does not create certification, endorsement, formalism adoption, admissibility proof, or execution authority.
Status
Relationship type: external framework crosswalk
Evidence class: SOURCE_REVIEWED
Page completeness: COMPLETE_WITH_EXTERNAL_GATES
Runtime observation: none attached
Independent reproduction: false
Comparative testing claim allowed: false
Execution authority claim allowed: false
Maintenance owner: admissibility-wiki External Frameworks audit
Official Sources
- W3C PROV overview: https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-overview/
- Discovery reference only: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W3C_Prov
- Source posture: official W3C Recommendation captured; the discovery reference is not canonical evidence and no PROV producer or validator fixture is attached.
Framework-Native Scope
W3C PROV defines a provenance model and related specifications for representing entities, activities, agents, generation, usage, derivation, association, delegation, and attribution. It provides a vocabulary for expressing provenance relationships without establishing whether the reported relationships are true, legitimate, authorized, or current.
Evidence Provenance
| Evidence class | Current evidence | Status | Missing fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official framework source | W3C Recommendation | present | immutable source snapshot hash |
| Implementation source | No serializer, store, or validator selected | missing | release, configuration, commit |
| Observed behavior | No PROV document generation or validation run | missing | input, document, output, timestamp |
| Reproduced behavior | No independent rerun | missing | replay commands, environment, second result |
| StegVerse analysis | Bounded crosswalk | present | common provenance fixture |
Relationship to Admissibility
W3C PROV asks: How can entities, activities, agents, derivations, and attributions be represented?
StegVerse Admissibility asks: Does the reconstructed chain establish current standing and permission for this transition to bind consequence?
PROV records can support reconstruction of who or what acted, which activities occurred, and how artifacts were derived. Provenance representation does not prove legitimacy, current authority, policy compliance, or admissibility.
Execution Authority Boundary
provenance representation != proof of truth
attribution != current delegation
derivation != legitimacy
reconstructable chain != admissible chain
Observation Boundary
Pinned PROV implementation: none
PROV document fixture: none
Validation or query output: none
Source-to-PROV mapping: none
Timestamp and environment: none
Independent replay: none
No serialization, validation, query, reconstruction, or interoperability result is claimed.
StegVerse Analysis
| Criterion | Current result |
|---|---|
| Identity | Agents may be represented, but the representation does not verify identity by itself. |
| Authority | Association or delegation relations require independent current-authority evidence. |
| Policy | Provenance acceptance, trust, freshness, and custody rules must be explicit. |
| Delegation | actedOnBehalfOf is a represented relation, not independently reconstructed authorization. |
| Evidence | PROV can structure evidence and improve reconstruction when assertions are authentic and retained. |
| Replayability | Requires pinned implementation, source mapping, PROV document, query or validation command, and environment. |
| Reconstructability | Strong for represented relationships only when source evidence and custody remain available. |
| Commit-time validity | Must be established separately for the requested transition. |
| Failure behavior | Missing, contradictory, unverifiable, or stale provenance must fail closed. |
Commit-Time Interoperability Contract
transition_id
prov_document_digest
entity_ids
activity_ids
agent_ids
derivation_relations
attribution_relations
delegation_relations
source_evidence_references
producer_identity
serialization_format
validation_result
validation_timestamp
custody_reference
policy_reference
requested_action
target_system
validity_window
Failure Classes
| Failure class | Applies | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic equivalence divergence | yes | Represented association may be mistaken for verified causation or authority. |
| Authority drift | yes | Historical delegation may no longer be valid. |
| Stale evidence | yes | Provenance may not reflect current state. |
| Delegation leakage | yes | actedOnBehalfOf can be overread as universal authority. |
| Replay divergence | yes | Different mappings or queries can yield different interpretations. |
| Source-claim mismatch | yes | A PROV record may assert more than its source evidence establishes. |
| Evidence-class confusion | yes | Source review must not be presented as observed or reproduced behavior. |
Machine-Readable Companions
- Manifest:
docs/external-frameworks/w3c-prov.json - Compatibility report:
docs/external-frameworks/reports/w3c-prov.compatibility.json - Registry:
docs/external-frameworks/index.json - Canonical inventory:
static/external-frameworks/canonical-union-inventory.v1.json
Validation Completion Criteria
pin one PROV implementation and serialization profile
publish a bounded source-to-PROV fixture
capture raw generated document and validation or query output
publish timestamps, immutable hashes, expected result, and replay commands
complete an independent rerun
route provenance evidence into a Commitment Candidate without inheriting authority
Non-Claims
W3C PROV is not a StegVerse canonical formalism. Provenance, attribution, derivation, and reconstructability are not permission, current delegation, transition admissibility, execution authority, certification, or general compatibility.
Challenge Path
A challenge must identify the entity, activity, agent, relation, source evidence, disputed interpretation, and requested correction. A represented provenance relation receives only the standing supported by its underlying evidence and custody.
Next Safe Build Target
Publish one pinned source-to-PROV generation and validation fixture with raw artifacts, custody references, immutable hashes, replay instructions, and an independent rerun.
This page reflects a bounded admissibility packet. Publication does not create standing.