Reality Integrity as a cross-sector trust capability

RealityIntegrity.com is an independent, vendor-neutral reference describing an emerging trust capability: preserving and verifying the integrity of reality signals and representations across synthetic media, sensors, logs, and automated decisions. The objective is to clarify definitions, map standards and policy drivers, and document implementation considerations without promoting any single vendor or solution.

1. Problem statement

Synthetic generation and manipulation reduce the reliability of audiovisual evidence and digital representations. At scale, detection becomes a defensive “cat-and-mouse” approach. Organizations require proactive provenance and disclosure mechanisms, aligned with governance and policy, so that critical records can withstand audit, dispute, and third-party review.

2. Definition and scope

Reality integrity refers to the integrity of a “reality object” across its lifecycle:

• capture or creation (human, device, model),
• transformations (editing, compression, synthesis),
• distribution and storage,
• consumption for decisions (human review, automated actions).

Integrity means traceable and disclosed transformations and verifiable provenance where available. Lack of provenance does not automatically imply falsehood; it implies reduced verifiability.

3. Governance drivers

Public initiatives increasingly point to transparency and traceability of AI-generated or manipulated content, as well as institutional principles for “information integrity”. These drivers influence procurement language, compliance expectations, and the evidence organizations are expected to retain.

4. Standards landscape

C2PA represents a key provenance standard for Content Credentials. The ecosystem is progressing through conformance and governance mechanisms that enable operational deployment. Parallel guidance documents frame Content Credentials as a practical mechanism to strengthen multimedia integrity and support investigative and forensics workflows.

5. Practical taxonomy

Reality integrity spans multiple mechanisms:

• disclosure and labeling (policy obligations),
• provenance metadata and credentials,
• trust lists and certificate policies,
• watermarking approaches,
• detection methods (supporting, not sufficient alone),
• lifecycle preservation and durability of provenance.

6. Non-endorsement and legal disclaimer

RealityIntegrity.com is not a standards body, certification authority, regulator, or legal advisor. References to standards, public sources, or vendors are informational and do not imply endorsement. The site provides no certification and no regulated assurance services.

7. Why the domain matters

As integrity becomes a prerequisite for trust, compliance, and evidence, organizations need neutral vocabulary and a reference point above solutions. “Reality Integrity” names the capability at a level suitable for coalitions, public-private initiatives, cross-industry governance, and institutional adoption.

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