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Author - Maka Pono

LIFE Protocol Utah Pilot Binder

Decentralized Identity, Evidence, and Digital Interaction Infrastructure

Binder Purpose (Cover Page)​

Purpose: To present the LIFE Protocol as a limited, constitutional, non-custodial pilot for the State of Utah, enabling:

  • improved digital identity continuity
  • consent-based interaction
  • verifiable evidence records
  • privacy-preserving digital services

This pilot does not create new authority, enforcement mechanisms, or legal standards.

Binder Audience​

This binder is prepared for:

  • Utah Legislature (policy & committees)
  • Utah Attorney General (constitutional review)
  • State agencies and counties
  • Judicial and administrative reviewers
  • Technical and procurement staff

Section 1 – Executive Summary (2 pages)​

What Utah Is Being Asked to Approve​

A pilot authorization to evaluate the LIFE Protocol as technical infrastructure, not a governing system.

The pilot would:

  • operate alongside existing systems
  • preserve due process
  • respect sovereignty
  • remain voluntary

What Utah Is Not Being Asked to Approve​

  • no social credit system
  • no identity replacement mandate
  • no enforcement authority
  • no custodial identity
  • no new court or tribunal

Section 2 – Pilot Scope & Use Cases (Utah-Specific)​

Proposed Pilot Use Cases (Illustrative)​

The pilot may include one or more of the following:

  • voluntary digital identity continuity
  • consent-based access to services
  • evidence preservation for records
  • inter-county coordination
  • optional commerce or payments (non-custodial)

Each use case remains:

  • opt-in
  • non-exclusive
  • reversible

Section 3 – LIFE Core (Canonical)​

Included Document: LIFE Core: Principles, Guarantees, and Boundaries

Why Included: This is the constitutional spine. It defines what LIFE will never do.

This section establishes:

  • human sovereignty
  • no custodial identity
  • no enforcement
  • no scoring
  • no platform control

Section 4 – LIFE Technical Architecture (Public-Safe)​

Included Document: LIFE Technical Paper – Architecture, Interfaces, and Security Posture

Purpose for Utah Reviewers:

  • understand system boundaries
  • confirm separation of powers
  • review privacy posture
  • confirm absence of central control

No cryptographic internals are disclosed.

Section 5 – Public Threat Model​

Included Document: LIFE Public Threat Model – Security Assumptions

Purpose:

  • demonstrates maturity
  • clarifies non-goals
  • documents failure handling
  • shows restraint

This section reassures Utah that LIFE:

  • does not promise perfection
  • anticipates misuse
  • avoids fragile assumptions

Section 6 – Reputation & Dispute Resolution​

Included Documents:

Key Points for Utah:

  • no adjudication
  • no enforcement
  • no permanent reputation
  • evidence only

Disputes remain under Utah law.

Section 7 – Judicial Evidence Guide​

Included Document: LIFE Judicial Evidence Guide

Purpose:

  • clarifies evidentiary meaning
  • prevents misinterpretation
  • preserves judicial authority

This section explicitly states that LIFE records:

  • do not determine fault
  • do not replace testimony
  • do not bind courts

Section 8 – Utah Constitutional Analysis​

Included Documents:

  • Utah Constitution Mapping
  • Appendix A – Legislative Compliance Statement
  • Appendix B – AG Constitutional Review Memo

Purpose:

  • pre-answers constitutional concerns
  • supports AG review
  • reduces legislative risk

Section 9 – Conformance & Compliance​

Included Documents:

Purpose:

  • prevents misuse
  • prevents scope creep
  • creates accountability without authority

Section 10 – Trust Marks & Public Signaling​

Included Document: LIFE Trust Mark Usage Guide

Purpose:

  • prevents misrepresentation
  • clarifies who may claim conformance
  • avoids endorsement confusion

Section 11 – Pilot Governance & Safeguards​

Pilot Guardrails​

The pilot shall:

  • remain voluntary
  • preserve exit rights
  • avoid enforcement logic
  • require no exclusive contracts
  • remain auditable

Sunset & Review​

  • pilot duration defined
  • review checkpoints
  • termination without penalty

Section 12 – Appendices​

  • Full document set
  • Glossary
  • Contact & stewardship statement

What This Binder Achieves​

This binder:

  • answers legal questions before they are asked
  • gives AG cover to approve review
  • gives legislators confidence to proceed
  • gives agencies clarity on scope
  • protects LIFE from mischaracterization

This is how pilots get approved.