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Author - Maka Pono

Developer Conformance Self-Audit Template

Internal Review Before Claiming LIFE Alignment

How to Use This Template​

This self-audit is designed for:

  • engineering teams
  • product owners
  • compliance reviewers
  • government or enterprise pilots

Complete this audit internally before:

  • displaying a LIFE Trust Mark
  • claiming LIFE conformance
  • submitting to a government pilot
  • publishing LIFE-based documentation

Note: If you cannot answer “YES” honestly, you are not LIFE-conformant yet.

Section 1 – Identity Architecture​

1.1 Non-Custodial Identity​

  • YES / [ ] NO — We do not own, custody, or control user identity.
  • YES / [ ] NO — We cannot freeze, revoke, or impersonate a user’s identity.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Identity persists through key rotation and recovery.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 2 – Authority & Permissions​

  • YES / [ ] NO — All permissions are explicitly requested and clearly described.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Permissions are scoped by purpose, time, and context.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Permissions can be revoked without breaking identity.

Fail if: any permission is implicit, permanent, or hidden.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 3 – Proofs & Verification​

3.1 Proof-Based Interaction​

  • YES / [ ] NO — We use proofs rather than usernames/passwords or accounts.
  • YES / [ ] NO — We verify proofs without retaining identity material.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Proofs are single-purpose and context-specific.

Fail if: verification requires tracking users over time.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 4 – Privacy & Contextual Separation​

4.1 Structural Privacy​

  • YES / [ ] NO — Identity, reputation, authority, and value are separate components.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Different contexts (wallets, environments, roles) are isolated by default.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Cross-context correlation requires explicit consent.

Fail if: one context exposes another automatically.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 5 – Reputation & Dispute Handling​

5.1 Reputation Discipline​

  • YES / [ ] NO — We do not assign global or permanent reputation scores.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Reputation consists of contextual signals only.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Reputation does not become identity or punishment.

5.2 Dispute Boundaries​

  • YES / [ ] NO — We do not adjudicate disputes.
  • YES / [ ] NO — We do not enforce outcomes or penalties.
  • YES / [ ] NO — We preserve evidence and process records only.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 6 – Law, Governance & Due Process​

6.1 No Sovereign Functions​

  • YES / [ ] NO — We do not exercise judicial, regulatory, or enforcement authority.
  • YES / [ ] NO — We do not override courts, regulators, or lawful process.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Participation in our system is voluntary and non-exclusive.

Fail if: the system compels compliance or substitutes for law.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 7 – Infrastructure Roles (If Applicable)​

7.1 Witness Functions​

  • YES / [ ] NO — Witness components attest to event existence and ordering only.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Witnesses do not judge, interpret, or enforce outcomes.

7.2 Watcher Functions​

  • YES / [ ] NO — Watchers observe conditions, not people.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Watchers do not trigger enforcement or penalties.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 8 – Exit, Data Return & Longevity​

8.1 Right to Exit​

  • YES / [ ] NO — Users can revoke access and leave the system at any time.
  • YES / [ ] NO — No platform lock-in exists.

8.2 Data & Memory​

  • YES / [ ] NO — Users can retrieve their data in a structured form.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Long-term continuity and stewardship are supported.

Fail if: users lose history when leaving.

Notes / Risks Identified:

Section 9 – Trust Mark Eligibility​

  • YES / [ ] NO — We meet all applicable sections of this audit.
  • YES / [ ] NO — Any partial compliance is clearly disclosed.
  • YES / [ ] NO — We understand Trust Marks signal conformance, not endorsement.

Trust Mark Sought:

  • LIFE-Compatible
  • LIFE-Conformant
  • LIFE-Witnessed
  • LIFE-Watched
  • LIFE-Verified (Institutional)

Final Self-Certification​

By completing this audit, we certify internally that:

  • Our implementation aligns with LIFE Core: Principles, Guarantees, and Boundaries
  • We understand that misrepresentation constitutes non-conformance
  • We will remove Trust Marks if compliance changes

Team / Organization: ___________________________ Reviewer: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

Canonical Reminder​

LIFE conformance is about restraint, not capability. If your system gains power over people, it has failed LIFE.

Status​

This self-audit template is normative and governed by: