Regulatory disclosures, cryptographically anchored.
A sample of how a federal civilian agency could use The Hive Vault to anchor every AI-assisted determination in a signed Merkle tree, with a post-quantum migration path built to support OMB M-24-10 and NSM-10. No real filing data is shown here.
Engagement parameters
Thesis
Government and regulator-facing programs need an audit chain that survives algorithm changes, staff turnover, and decade-long retention. The Vault is built to switch algorithms cleanly: it uses Ed25519 today, and it's designed to support ML-DSA-class signatures and ML-KEM-class transport when the epoch boundary hits.
What gets signed
Each disclosure, response, or surveillance output generates a receipt that locks together these pieces:
- Document hash + filing referenceblake2b-256
- Algorithm epoch + suite descriptorcrypto-agile
- Signing officer DID + delegationdid:hive:officer-bound
- Merkle root + accumulator anchoranchored on Base
Sample stats
Illustrative · not a claimed deploymentSample portfolio: a federal civilian agency running AI-assisted determinations across benefits eligibility and procurement scoring, 6.8M decisions a year. These numbers are just examples. A real Vault gets filled in with the agency's own deployment.
Sample evidence packet: anonymized agency determination
Sample data · field shape onlyEach AI-assisted determination sends out a signed receipt that matches OMB M-24-10. This shows the field shape; the values are just examples.
| Field | Type | Sample value | Bound to |
|---|---|---|---|
| determination_id | uuid | 01M9P3... | case_id |
| model_version | semver | elig-score/1.8.0 | rubric_id |
| features_hash | blake2b | b1de...42a7 | input record |
| reviewer_did | did:web | did:web:agency-program | delegation |
| disposition | enum | APPROVED · TIER_2 | case_id |
| foia_redaction_map | merkle | root: f4c8...99b1 | case_id |
| sig_alg | alg | ed25519 | issuer DID |
Sample ROI: responding to a GAO / IG audit on AI-assisted determinations
Sample ROI · illustrative mathCost of producing decision-level evidence for a 12-month GAO audit covering 100,000 sampled determinations. Audit cycle count and determination volume are user-adjustable below. This is illustrative. Independent government cost estimate inputs will differ by agency and program scope.
- Determination receipt, model version, and program officer DID, signed at decision-time per OMB M-24-10
- FOIA-ready redaction map bound per receipt; selective disclosure without re-processing full record
- Programmatic receipt retrieval replaces manual log-archeology for GAO and IG sample requests
- Covers 1-cycle GAO audit profile; reduces sample-reconstruction and contractor-support costs
Illustrative model only. For federal procurement, this tool provides a structural estimate. Agencies should produce an independent government cost estimate using their own program data. No implied sole-source justification.
- FOIA redaction map, feature hash, and delegation chain depth: a full audit trail per determination
- FISMA control alignment: signed receipts serve as evidence artifacts for ATO documentation
- Covers 3-cycle audit profile (GAO + 2 IG reviews); re-determination reserve reduction documented
- NSM-10 / M-24-10 posture: crypto-agility attestation available to AO on demand
Illustrative model only. For federal procurement, this tool provides a structural estimate. Agencies should produce an independent government cost estimate using their own program data. No implied sole-source justification.
- FISMA-aligned crypto-agile audit epoch · ML-DSA-ready sig slot · NSM-10 PQ migration attestation
- OMB M-24-10 + NSM-10 ML-KEM/ML-DSA migration runway: receipts re-verifiable post-2035 at epoch flip
- Covers large civilian agency with 6-12 annual audit cycles across GAO, IG, and state reviews
- Per-determination pq_sig reservation eliminates re-issuance cost when NARA retention window extends past algorithm deprecation
Illustrative model only. For federal procurement, this tool provides a structural estimate. Agencies should produce an independent government cost estimate using their own program data. No implied sole-source justification.
Cost of NOT being on this tier
OMB M-24-10 and NSM-10 require federal systems to complete ML-KEM and ML-DSA migration by 2030 to 2035. An agency that can't show it's ready to switch algorithms today faces three risks: an OMB crypto inventory finding, CISA CSRB referral risk if a deprecated algorithm is used on federal records, and a re-issuance cost per determination at the epoch flip, if a downstream agency can't check a signed receipt made under an older algorithm.
Without Hive Vault
With Hive Vault
Savings per audit cycle: $2.66M. Sample yearly exposure reduction (computed live from the sliders above): $3.0M. The underlying substrate costs run in the low six figures.
Post-quantum readiness
For high-security buyersDesigned-to-support · ML-DSA-ready
PQ-readiness aligned to CNSA 2.0 + NSM-10. Federal mandate horizon 2030 to 2035.
OMB M-24-10 and the National Security Memorandum on Post-Quantum (NSM-10) put federal systems on a clear path to ML-KEM and ML-DSA. Reserving a pq_sig field on every record lets an agency show it's ready to switch algorithms from day one, and make the switch domain by domain without breaking prior-year determinations.
Sample receipt
This is the structure of the signed receipt your evidence room produces. Every field can be checked offline against the issuer's public key.
Activation
In a real Vault, this section is a live deeplink. The buyer pays USDC on Base, the receipt above gets signed at confirmation, and the dashboard URL and tenant API key show up right away. FedRAMP authorization status: In-Process / Pursuing Agency ATO. Contact sales for current authorization documentation.
activate · USDC · 0x15184Bf50B3d3F52b60434f8942b7D52F2eB436E · ERC-681 · evidence bundle attached
How a real Vault differs from this sample
A real Vault is invite-only. It holds the actual buyer's name, the negotiated economic terms, the live activation deeplink tied to a specific transaction, and the signed receipt chain. Each Vault is locked behind a six-word passphrase issued at intake.