Verifiable Policy Enforcement

Cryptographically guarantee that policies were enforced—not just logged, but verified with receipts that anyone can independently confirm

The Policy Enforcement Challenge

Organizations rely on policies to govern security, compliance, data handling, and operations. But how can you guarantee that policies were actually followed? How can you demonstrate policy adherence without revealing sensitive operational details or proprietary systems?

Traditional approaches rely on logs, middleware checks, and audit trails—but these can be tampered with, are difficult to verify independently, and don't provide cryptographic guarantees. When auditors, regulators, or partners need assurance, you need verifiable enforcement, not just promises.

The Problem

Current systems cannot provide independently verifiable guarantees of policy enforcement. You must trust that:

  • Security policies were correctly applied
  • Compliance requirements were met
  • Data handling rules were followed
  • Logs and audit trails are authentic
  • No policies were bypassed or circumvented

The Solution

Verifiable policy enforcement with AEEs provides cryptographic receipts that guarantee:

  • Policies were enforced as specified
  • Security and compliance requirements were met
  • Data governance rules were respected
  • Cryptographic assurance of policy adherence
  • Privacy-preserving verification without revealing sensitive details

Key Benefits

Policy-as-Assurance

Policies aren't just checked—they're cryptographically embedded in verifiable receipts. Transform policy enforcement from trust-based to mathematically guaranteed.

Zero-Trust Enforcement

Don't trust that policies were followed—verify cryptographically that they were. Eliminate the need to trust systems, administrators, or infrastructure providers.

Comprehensive Guarantees

Guarantee that security, compliance, governance, and operational policies were respected across any domain—from data handling to access control to build processes.

Privacy-Preserving

Control what information is disclosed in receipts. Demonstrate policy adherence without revealing proprietary systems, sensitive data, or operational secrets.

Portable Verification

Receipts can be verified anywhere—by regulators, auditors, partners, or customers. No need for specialized verification infrastructure or vendor-specific tools.

No Code Changes

Works with unmodified Linux applications and existing policy frameworks. Wrap your workloads in an AEE to get verifiable policy enforcement automatically.

How It Works

1

Define Policies

Express your policies as code—security rules, compliance requirements, data governance constraints, operational procedures.

2

Execute in AEE

Run workloads with policies enforced deterministically inside an Assured Execution Environment. The AEE captures complete policy adherence.

3

Generate Receipt

The AEE produces a cryptographic receipt providing assurance that policies were correctly enforced—small, portable, and independently verifiable.

4

Verify Anywhere

Anyone can verify the receipt on any device to confirm policy adherence without seeing sensitive data or operational details.

Use Cases

Data Governance

Guarantee that data was handled according to privacy policies, retention rules, and access controls. Verify PII/PHI processing without revealing sensitive data.

Build & Supply Chain Policies

Verify that software was built using approved dependencies, compliant build processes, and authorized toolchains. Guarantee supply chain integrity.

AI/ML Governance

Demonstrate that models respected content policies, training data restrictions, and output filtering rules. Ensure responsible AI deployment.

Access Control Enforcement

Show that access policies were followed for sensitive data, systems, and operations. Verify authorization rules with cryptographic assurance.

Multi-Party Agreements

Guarantee that all parties followed agreed-upon rules without revealing their inputs or operations. Enable verifiable collaboration and computation.

Regulatory Compliance

Generate receipts that guarantee GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, or industry-specific controls were applied. Simplify audits with independently verifiable assurance.

Why AEEs for Policy Enforcement?

Unlike traditional approaches that rely on logs, audit trails, or policy engines that can't guarantee their own execution, AEEs make policy enforcement cryptographically verifiable—portable, independently confirmable, and privacy-preserving.

Beyond Policy Engines: Traditional policy frameworks like OPA and Cedar execute policies but can't guarantee they were followed. AEEs make policy enforcement part of the verifiable computation itself.

Not Just Logs: Audit logs can be tampered with and don't provide cryptographic assurance. AEE receipts guarantee policy adherence with mathematical certainty.

No Vendor Trust: Unlike TEEs and HSMs that require trusting hardware vendors and attestation services, AEEs provide cryptographic assurance that anyone can verify independently.

Privacy-Preserving: Control what information is disclosed. Demonstrate policy adherence without revealing proprietary systems, sensitive data, or operational secrets.

Compatible: Works with unmodified Linux workloads and existing policy frameworks. No custom SDKs, no code rewrites, no special hardware dependencies.

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