Evidence Profiles

Evidence Profiles declare which source classes are admissible, how provenance is recorded, what verification is required and how conflicting evidence is handled.

Evidence Admissibility Pyramid

Domains should stratify evidence rather than flatten all sources into a single trust level.

Provenance Pipeline

Evidence must carry source lineage and verification status through the pipeline.

Evidence Profile Requirements

Area	Required declaration	Control objective
Source classes	Admissible categories such as primary records, institutional feeds, field reports, secondary publications.	Preserves evidence stratification.
Provenance	Origin, acquisition path, timestamp, collector, transformation chain.	Maintains traceability.
Verification	Validation checks, corroboration requirements, reviewer roles, thresholds.	Prevents unsupported assertions.
Conflict handling	Rules for contradictory sources and unresolved evidence states.	Retains epistemic honesty.