Governance Overview
Trust-State Certification is administered as a formal program with defined requirements, evaluation criteria, designation usage rules, and documented governance processes. The program ensures that certification designations are applied consistently and in accordance with published trust-state standards.
Certification Authority
Certification determinations are made by the governing certification body in accordance with published program requirements and supporting evaluation materials. All submitted evidence artifacts are assessed against the applicable trust-state criteria to determine eligibility.
Certification status may be granted, denied, suspended, or revoked based on conformance with program rules and ongoing compliance expectations. Entities must maintain continued adherence to the trust-state requirements to retain authorization to use the certification designation.
Neutrality
Trust-State Certification is implementation-neutral and does not require the use of any specific vendor, product, or platform. The program evaluates whether trust-state evidence, credential-state controls, and authorization mechanisms conform to the certification requirements, independent of the underlying technical stack.
Program Updates
Certification criteria, evaluation procedures, and supporting materials may evolve over time to reflect updated trust-state requirements, security practices, interoperability expectations, and regulatory developments.
All revisions are versioned and published to ensure transparent adoption and consistent application across certified entities.