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Publication evidence certificate

Editorial Guidelines

Site signatureSignature verified

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Bitcoin timestampBlockchain verified

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https://brianwinum.com/editorial-guidelines/

Source author
Brian Winum

As attributed by the publisher

Source publisher
Brian Winum

Publisher-submitted attribution

First published by source

Publisher-reported date

The evidence behind this record

Submission signature

The submission was authenticated using the key enrolled for the source site.

Verified

Manifest digest

The retained manifest bytes match the SHA-256 digest in the signed submission.

Verified

Publisher site control

A signed public HTTPS challenge verified control of the source site during enrollment. This does not verify author identity, ownership, or continuing control.

Verified at enrollment

Native ContentLedger evidence

The record-scoped Bundle v3 passed the current portable verifier. Manifest bytes and source attribution match this certificate. Signing authorization remains a separate limitation.

Valid with limitations

Native record signature

Cryptographic signature result for the submitted record; this does not independently establish publisher or author identity.

Verified

Bitcoin timestamp

The complete proof binds this manifest to a Bitcoin block checked against the repository’s trusted mainnet node. Block time is not a verified publication date.

Bitcoin anchor verified

Checked · Block 974533 · View Bitcoin block

Live source content

The source page has not been fetched or compared with the submitted content fingerprint.

Not checked

A history that stays intact.

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  1. 04

    Publication revision recordedLatest

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    Publication revision recorded

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    Publication revision recorded

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  4. 01

    First publication recorded

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Record 04

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Manifest bytes · SHA-256

2044387878164de9acd9dec702b4687da083ed6ba0ea1369e00edc4b44e00bbe

Identifies the manifest file, not a fresh comparison with the live article.

Submission bytes · SHA-256

cca4e3524c099d1ec02baec08c6b4eebf5aa3245f13e717f1ebe2ef2e0c01380
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  "$schema": "https://brianwinum.com/?wal_manifest_schema=2",
  "digests": [
    {
      "algorithm": "sha-256",
      "canonicalization": "wp-contentledger-content-v1",
      "scope": "canonical-content",
      "value": "ebd41530b938cf31bc8f3d5fc0e7427cb54793db065b4f6aa327dd23aab04e34"
    }
  ],
  "entryId": "urn:uuid:203b9116-f48b-46a6-a78e-8126beef487c",
  "evidenceScope": [
    "canonical-content-integrity",
    "publisher-controlled-recording"
  ],
  "generator": {
    "name": "WP ContentLedger",
    "version": "0.13.29"
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Origin evidence does not by itself prove legal ownership, original authorship, first publication, or third-party preservation.",
    "Internet Archive status and later evidence artifacts are maintained separately so this immutable manifest is never rewritten."
  ],
  "manifestVersion": "2.0",
  "provenance": {
    "evidenceCapturedAt": "2026-11-03T21:51:26+00:00",
    "recordSource": "bulk",
    "sealedFromPreviouslyCapturedEvidence": false
  },
  "sealedAt": "2026-11-03T21:51:26+00:00",
  "subject": {
    "author": {
      "name": "Brian Winum",
      "url": "https://brianwinum.com/author/brian-winum/"
    },
    "canonicalUrl": "https://brianwinum.com/editorial-guidelines/",
    "dateModified": "2026-07-28T15:53:09+00:00",
    "datePublished": "2026-07-14T03:15:15+00:00",
    "language": "en-US",
    "postType": "page",
    "publisher": {
      "name": "Brian Winum",
      "url": "https://brianwinum.com/"
    },
    "title": "Editorial Guidelines",
    "type": "WebPage"
  }
}

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