AUTHORITY LAYER

Local authority without cloud control.

The Master Node Authority Layer keeps validation, device authority, quarantine, approval, release, and settlement boundaries under local control. It is the authority point for a VeriMesh deployment, not a cloud dashboard or third-party control plane.

What it controls

Authority stays separate from transport and evidence.

Device authority

Field devices, review stations, and appliance surfaces are admitted, held, released, or quarantined through local authority boundaries.

Devices

Approval boundaries

Review, approval, release, and settlement actions stay deliberate rather than becoming uncontrolled background automation.

Approval

Trust policy

Policy decisions remain tied to the master-node environment instead of being handed to the gateway or cloud layer.

Policy

Controlled release

Evidence can be prepared locally and released only when the correct authority, policy, and operator action allow it.

Release