Release-evidence verification
The practice of determining whether the evidence behind a software release decision satisfies versioned policy.
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Release-evidence glossary
Precise definitions for the terms that shape release-evidence verification. Each entry links to the doctrine, guides, and proof artifacts that put it into practice.
Security verification body
An independent function that evaluates whether security evidence satisfies policy for a consequential decision.
Read the full definition →Proof artifact
A record that can be independently examined to support or refute a claim about a software release.
Read the full definition →Policy-version binding
Associating a release decision with the exact version of policy that was active when the decision was made.
Read the full definition →Defensible release decision
A release decision whose basis can be reviewed and explained long after the decision was made.
Read the full definition →Evidence-backed release
A software release whose approval is supported by qualified evidence evaluated against versioned policy.
Read the full definition →AI-generated code governance
The set of controls that ensure AI-generated code is reviewable, attributable, and verified before release.
Read the full definition →Vulnerability fix proof
Independent evidence that a reported vulnerability no longer applies to the release candidate.
Read the full definition →Release readiness evidence
The set of qualified records used to decide whether a software change satisfies the release policy for its risk context.
Read the full definition →Continuous security verification
Repeated qualification of security evidence across the delivery lifecycle so decisions are evaluated as evidence changes.
Read the full definition →Evidence ladder
A governed sequence of evidence states that prevents raw signals from being treated as proof.
Read the full definition →Decision record
The preserved explanation of a release or security decision, including evidence inputs, policy version, outcome, and reasoning.
Read the full definition →Agent-neutral governance
Security controls that evaluate evidence consistently regardless of which AI agent or tool produced the change.
Read the full definition →Validated autofix
An AI- or automation-produced fix that has independent evidence showing the original risk is absent in the new artifact.
Read the full definition →AI-BOM
A bill of materials for AI-assisted software work, recording models, agents, prompts, tool calls, and generated changes.
Read the full definition →Verified remediation
Confirmation, through qualified evidence, that a claimed fix removed or neutralized the specific risk being evaluated.
Read the full definition →Suppression vs disproval
Suppression hides or accepts a finding for workflow purposes; disproval provides evidence that the finding is invalid in the evaluated context.
Read the full definition →Claim-to-evidence gap
The distance between what a tool, ticket, or person says and the evidence required to rely on that claim for a decision.
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