# IF.TTT — About
IF.TTT is a receipt-first governance protocol: traceable, transparent, trustworthy. This page explains the who/why/what/where/when/how and the traps that break open verification.

Why this exists

# We built the skeleton first.

Most systems produce answers and call that “governance”. IF.TTT starts earlier: it produces receipts that a third party can verify without joining your internal world.

### Who / Why / What / Where / When / How

Who
InfraFabric operators shipping public, no‑login verification artifacts.
Why
Because “trust us” fails the moment a reviewer asks for proof.
What
A receipt‑first protocol: bind `source_sha256` ↔ `output_sha256` under a trace receipt.
Where
On a stable public share surface (no login): trace, dossier, packs, and source.
When
At publication time: the receipt is generated and can be verified later during disputes.
How
Hashes + receipts + optional offline bundles; nothing magical, just opposable proof.
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TRAPS
HOW RECEIPTS BREAK

- Broken share surface: moving URLs or forcing login turns receipts into theater.
- Mixing identifiers: `shareId` is public; `trace_id` is chain‑of‑custody. Don’t swap them.
- “Compliance” claims: receipts support audits; they do not guarantee program scope or behavior.
- Unverifiable artifacts: screenshots and PDFs are not gates unless bound to machine‑checkable signals.
- WAF surprises: some clients can fetch HTML but reject binary downloads—publish HTML views.

## What a receipt proves (and what it doesn’t)

### Proves

- Integrity binding: the published bytes match the hashes on the receipt.
- Traceability: a reviewer can point to a stable, no‑login receipt.
- Replay: verification still works during disputes (offline bundles when needed).

### Does not prove

- Intent, interpretation, or “correctness” of a narrative.
- That a control is effective—only that the evidence exists and is bound to the record.
- Compliance scope (people, policy, contracts); receipts are inputs to governance.

## Read the paper (and verify the examples)

IF.TTT: The Skeleton of Everything (review pack) https://infrafabric.io/static/hosted/review/ifttt-paper-update/2025-12-28/review-pack.html
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