Liveness Verification Protocols

Liveness Verification is the mechanism that ensures your protocol remains in an "Active" state. By monitoring your Digital Pulse across multiple secure channels, SovSeal protects your legacy from premature maturity while ensuring a seamless transition when the time is right.

How the Pulse is Monitored

SovSeal orchestrates your digital heartbeat through three primary vigilance layers:

1. Direct Protocol Interaction

The most authoritative signal: your direct interaction with the SovSeal environment.

• Dashboard access and directive management.
• Digital Airlock encryption activities.
• Governance updates (rotating Guardians).
• Secure administrative actions.

Baseline Pulse: Any authenticated protocol action automatically resets your liveness timer.

2. Passive Channel Monitoring

Optional vigilance over external institutional signals that indicate your ongoing activity:

How Vigilance Executes:

• The protocol monitors for the existence of activity, not the content.
• We never access private messages or sensitive data.
• Read-only pulses are converted into a binary "Active/Quiescent" status.

3. Institutional Pulse Confirmation

For high-sensitivity estates, proactive confirmation ensures the highest level of vigilance:

• Pulse Requests: Periodic secure notifications sent via Email, SMS, or Push.
• Biometric Confirmation: Securely acknowledging your status via your local device.
• Configurable Cadence: Weekly, monthly, or quarterly institutional check-ins.
• Grace Window: A dedicated period to acknowledge a pulse request before liveness is considered "Lost."

Configuring Your Vigilance Plan

Baseline Setup

1. Navigate to Protocol Settings → Liveness Protocols.
2. Enable your primary vigilance channels.
3. Set your Pulse Confirmation frequency (Monthly is the institutional standard).
4. Review your notification redundancy (ensure multiple active channels).

Connecting Liveness Channels

To bridge external liveness signals:

1. Select Authorize Liveness Channel.
2. Choose your institutional account (Email, Professional, Financial).
3. Complete the secure handoff (OAuth/Read-Only).
4. The protocol initiates its first pulse verification.

Verification Matrix

The Quiescence Timeline

If the protocol detects a lack of activity (Quiescence), it executes a staged escalation to protect your legacy:

Succession Escalation (Example: 90-day window)

Privacy & Security of the Pulse

Institutional Boundaries

• Status Only: We only record when you were active, never what you did.
• Zero Content Access: The protocol is mathematically barred from reading your messages.
• Read-Only Authority: We can only witness your pulse; we cannot act on your behalf.

De-Authorizing Channels

You maintain total sovereignty over your vigilance channels:

1. Navigate to Connected Channels.
2. Select the channel to de-authorize.
3. The protocol immediately ceases monitoring and purges the connection.

Best Practices for Absolute Certainty

1. Plural Connectivity: Connect at least 2 passive liveness channels to ensure a single platform ban or account loss doesn't trigger succession.
2. Sync with Life: Adjust your Verification Window based on your lifestyle (e.g., extend it before a long-term travels without connectivity).
3. Institutional Backup: Ensure your Guardians are aware of your liveness protocols so they can intervene if a false positive occurs.

Related Topics

• Succession Triggers
• Guardians of the Legacy
• Digital Airlock Security