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append-only ledger
A record that can only be added to, never edited or deleted, used here to track every piece of approved hardware in a fleet so tampering or substitution is detectable.
also written as append only ledger
Related terms
attestationA cryptographic check that proves a piece of hardware or software is exactly what it claims to be before it gets trusted with a request. A device refuses to send data to any node that fails the check.view termroot of trustA hardware component that anchors a system's boot process and security guarantees, verified independently rather than relying on the software running above it. A chain of these from separate vendors makes it harder for any single party to fake the whole stack.view term
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- jul 2026
