Problem
RWP currently secures a Record's integrity via snapshotHash, but has no
structural place for an issuer's cryptographic signature over that
snapshot. Without this, no artifact derived from a Record can be verified
independently of the issuing system — a prerequisite for the Issued Copy
concept (recordweb/rwc#7).
Proposal
Add proof as an optional, repeatable structural component of a finalized
Record snapshot, modeled closely on W3C Verifiable Credential Data Integrity
1.0, without adopting VC terminology into RWP's core vocabulary.
Proposed schema addition
{
"proof": [
{
"type": "DataIntegrityProof",
"cryptosuite": "eddsa-jcs-2022",
"created": "2026-07-23T08:00:00Z",
"verificationMethod": "did:rwp:parlament.ch/system/rwp-node#key-1",
"proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
"proofValue": "z...base58-multibase-signature..."
}
]
}
Constraints
proof is only permitted on Records in the finalized state (consistent
with the existing principle that only finalized content is immutable and
linkable).
proof signs the canonical JCS serialization (RFC 8785) of the snapshot,
consistent with RWP's existing hashing approach.
- Multiple proofs are permitted (e.g. institutional signature plus
notarization signature), each independently verifiable.
proof is additive to the snapshot; it does not alter snapshotHash
computation, which continues to be computed over content only.
Open questions for CG discussion
- Which cryptosuite(s) should be mandatory-to-implement for RWP v1.0
conformance?
- Is
verificationMethod required to resolve via the same did:rwp
resolution mechanism as Record identity, or can it reference external
DID methods (e.g. did:web, did:key)?
Problem
RWP currently secures a Record's integrity via
snapshotHash, but has nostructural place for an issuer's cryptographic signature over that
snapshot. Without this, no artifact derived from a Record can be verified
independently of the issuing system — a prerequisite for the Issued Copy
concept (recordweb/rwc#7).
Proposal
Add
proofas an optional, repeatable structural component of a finalizedRecord snapshot, modeled closely on W3C Verifiable Credential Data Integrity
1.0, without adopting VC terminology into RWP's core vocabulary.
Proposed schema addition
{ "proof": [ { "type": "DataIntegrityProof", "cryptosuite": "eddsa-jcs-2022", "created": "2026-07-23T08:00:00Z", "verificationMethod": "did:rwp:parlament.ch/system/rwp-node#key-1", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "proofValue": "z...base58-multibase-signature..." } ] }Constraints
proofis only permitted on Records in thefinalizedstate (consistentwith the existing principle that only finalized content is immutable and
linkable).
proofsigns the canonical JCS serialization (RFC 8785) of the snapshot,consistent with RWP's existing hashing approach.
notarization signature), each independently verifiable.
proofis additive to the snapshot; it does not altersnapshotHashcomputation, which continues to be computed over content only.
Open questions for CG discussion
conformance?
verificationMethodrequired to resolve via the samedid:rwpresolution mechanism as Record identity, or can it reference external
DID methods (e.g.
did:web,did:key)?