The overview section introduces CPHAR's positioning, scope, and terminology. Read these pages before the protocol details — they establish the distinction between physical-state evidence and reserve accounting that the rest of the documentation relies on.
Overview
What CPHAR is, what it proves, what it does not prove, and the vocabulary used throughout the documentation.
What is CPHAR?
An introduction to CPHAR — a protocol pattern for proving claims about physical commodity reserves with hardware-backed seal attestation and verifiable reserve accounting.
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How CPHAR separates physical-state evidence from reserve accounting, and what each layer is and is not designed to prove.
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The explicit non-goals of CPHAR — claims that hardware-attested sealing cannot, by itself, support.
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Key terms used throughout CPHAR documentation.
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