Verified Presence Protocol™
A protocol-level trust layer for authorized execution in digital and AI-mediated systems.
The Verified Presence Protocol™ (VPP™) establishes verifiable, time-bound human presence and accountable authority before delegated, automated, or AI-mediated actions occur — addressing a critical governance gap in modern digital systems.
- Protocol-level, implementation-agnostic
- Governance-first infrastructure standard
- Institutional-grade by design
Why Verified Presence Matters
As artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and synthetic identities proliferate, traditional models of digital trust are no longer sufficient.
Identity alone does not guarantee accountability.
Authentication does not establish authorization.
Automation increasingly decouples execution from explicit human responsibility.
Institutions now face a structural challenge: ensuring that consequential digital actions are explicitly authorized by a real human, at a specific moment in time, and remain defensibly attributable under audit, legal, and regulatory scrutiny.
"Verified presence is emerging as foundational infrastructure for digital economies, institutional governance, financial systems, and information integrity."
What Is the Verified Presence Protocol™
The Verified Presence Protocol™ (VPP™) is a protocol-level reference standard designed to establish explicit human presence and execution authority across digital systems.
VPP™ operates as a neutral institutional trust layer, comparable in role and scope to foundational internet protocols and international governance standards.
It is not a platform, product, or consumer application.
It does not provide software, services, or implementations.
Instead, VPP™ defines a common institutional standard that organizations, governments, and systems may reference to ensure that digital execution is bound to accountable human authorization.
Core Principles
1. Neutrality
VPP™ is platform-agnostic, technology-agnostic, and jurisdiction-agnostic. It is designed as a shared institutional utility, independent of vendors, business models, or proprietary systems.
2. Privacy Preservation
Verification of presence does not require inspection of content, behavioral monitoring, biometric profiling, or disclosure of personal identity. VPP™ intentionally separates human presence and authority from identity disclosure, reducing surveillance risk while preserving accountability.
3. Interoperability
VPP™ is designed to coexist with and complement existing identity and governance frameworks, including eIDAS, W3C Verifiable Credentials, and emerging decentralized systems. It does not replace identity frameworks — it defines execution authority semantics above them.
Institutional Scope
VPP™ is intended for environments where trust, accountability, and authorization are non-negotiable:
- Enterprise & Critical Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions
- Governments & Public Authorities
- AI Platforms & Autonomous Systems
- Media & Information Systems
- Courts & Judicial Systems
Institutional Neutrality & Governance
To preserve long-term institutional trust, VPP™ explicitly rejects advertising-based revenue models, behavioral tracking, and data monetization.
The protocol’s governance, publication, and stewardship practices prioritize transparency, predictability, and institutional neutrality.
Public reference to VPP™ does not constitute certification.
Certification is governed exclusively by the VPP™ Conformity & Certification Framework.
Protocol Status
VPP™ exists as a protocol specification and governance framework.
It does not operate production systems, provide software, or deliver implementations.
Controlled institutional validation has been conducted to confirm governance structure, conformity logic, and certification architecture without reliance on operational infrastructure.
Verified Presence Protocol™
A governance standard for accountable execution in the age of automation.