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2026-05-29 08:47:42 UTC · anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5

Prompt

In 3-4 sentences, explain a digital signature. State any key formula.
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Generation

A digital signature is a cryptographic technique that authenticates the sender of a digital message and ensures the message hasn't been altered. It works by having the sender encrypt a hash of the message using their private key, creating the signature, which recipients can verify using the sender's public key. The key formula is: **Signature = Sign(Hash(Message), Private Key)** and **Verify(Hash(Message), Signature, Public Key) = Valid/Invalid**. This provides non-repudiation, meaning the sender cannot deny having signed the message.
25 tokens in · 119 tokens out · 3517 ms · $0.0019

The four gates

RED
pass
no disqualifying input patterns detected
FLOOR
pass
output above protective minimum; no mismatches
WAY
pass
no declared way_path (Way check NA); no coercion language
EXECUTION
deferred
no witnesses available (Witness Roll not yet constituted)

Verifier results

scripture_anchors NOT_APPLICABLE
0 Scripture citation(s) extracted
theology_doctrine NOT_APPLICABLE
no doctrine keyword patterns detected

Metrics

Total latency
3523.1 ms
Base LLM
3516.5 ms
Verifiers
0.1 ms
Gates
0.0 ms
Cost
$0.0019

Trail

08:47:42 received prompt_chars=69 verifiers=['scripture_anchors', 'theology_doctrine']
08:47:42 red_gate decision=pass reason=no disqualifying input patterns detected
08:47:45 base_llm_call model=anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5 tokens_in=25 tokens_out=119 latency_ms=3516.5 cost_usd=0.0019
08:47:45 verifier:scripture_anchors verdict=NOT_APPLICABLE summary=0 Scripture citation(s) extracted
08:47:45 verifier:theology_doctrine verdict=NOT_APPLICABLE summary=no doctrine keyword patterns detected
08:47:45 floor_gate decision=pass reason=output above protective minimum; no mismatches
08:47:45 way_gate decision=pass reason=no declared way_path (Way check NA); no coercion language
08:47:45 execution_gate decision=deferred reason=no witnesses available (Witness Roll not yet constituted)
08:47:45 signed hash_algo=sha256 hash=sha256:5f521b0b6a8bc60905511591aac093ab86f29f864c46b9152aafc3249906fe51

Content hash

sha256:5f521b0b6a8bc60905511591aac093ab86f29f864c46b9152aafc3249906fe51

SHA256 over the canonical JSON (excluding this field). Tamper detection. Ed25519 signing planned for v2 once the operator’s signing key is provisioned on disk.

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