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Demo · 2026

Verifying Compute Location

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A project exploring location verification for compute governance using latency-based measurement techniques. Developed at the CAISH Hardware Assurance Programme, August 2026.

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Purpose

The framework treats location verification as evidence evaluation; the demo makes those dynamics tangible -- how signed receipts move belief, and what anchor geometry, trust, and an evasive attester each contribute.

Approach

An interactive map-based sandbox for the evidence evaluation stage, with guided presets covering baseline convergence, anchor geometry, anchor trust, the delay allowance, and an evasive attester.

Status

Built August 2026 at the CAISH Hardware Assurance Programme.

An interactive visualization of the evidence evaluation stage of the location verification framework: signed latency receipts from anchor machines become a posterior belief map over where a machine is.

Developed at the CAISH Hardware Assurance Programme, August 2026, alongside the talk of the same name.

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