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Google Just Standardized the Machine-Readable Web, and Almost Nobody Noticed

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https://brianwinum.com/google-just-standardized-the-machine-readable-web-and-almost-nobody-noticed/

Entry ID
urn:uuid:e6155e72-ceee-4ce2-a379-03f75404eae1
Manifest SHA-256
dc9e64fec5de3cf67056acc5551fd3c5fc511129b5a18abec79c311947d50359

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Verification results

Manifest digest

Valid

The SHA-256 digest was recalculated from the downloaded manifest bytes.

Canonical JSON

Valid

The manifest matches the deterministic ContentLedger RFC 8785 serialization profile.

Archive snapshot

Not currently verified

Internet Archive workflow status: Verifying. Origin evidence remains independently verifiable.

Version chain

Valid

Any previous-manifest digest resolves to an earlier sealed record in this ledger.

Current content

Matches recorded version

The current WordPress content produces the recorded canonical-content digest.

OpenTimestamps proofs

Alice via OpenTimestamps A Pool

Calendar receipt recorded

The proof is structurally valid and commits to this manifest digest. Bitcoin aggregation is still pending.

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Bob via OpenTimestamps B Pool

Calendar receipt recorded

The proof is structurally valid and commits to this manifest digest. Bitcoin aggregation is still pending.

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Finney via Eternity Wall Pool

Calendar receipt recorded

The proof is structurally valid and commits to this manifest digest. Bitcoin aggregation is still pending.

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Catallaxy

Calendar receipt recorded

The proof is structurally valid and commits to this manifest digest. Bitcoin aggregation is still pending.

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“Bitcoin attestation present” describes proof contents; this website does not claim that it independently validated the Bitcoin chain. Use the official client with a trusted Bitcoin node for that final check.

Bitcoin verification pending
Checked 2026-11-04T15:33:16Z
View certificate for this exact record
Bound to this exact manifest and proof. This is the repository’s check at the stated time, not a verified publication date.

Site digital signature

Ed25519 compact JWS

Cryptographic signature valid

The protected public key verifies the JWS and its claims bind this exact manifest digest and ledger entry.

Current did:webvh authorization
Authorized for assertions
Historical did:webvh authorization record
The verified did:webvh log records an authorization interval for this assertion method
Claimed issuedAt assessment
Not independently established
did:webvh log integrity
Valid
Authorization assessment
Current
Assessment basis
Verified Log Interval
Authorization interval starts
2026-09-24T22:17:43Z

The JWS issuedAt value is a signed claim, not an independent timestamp. The verified did:webvh log establishes append order and recorded authorization intervals, but does not by itself provide trusted external time.

Verification method
did:webvh:QmaPzMXtR1eFRUSAwchcowxXMY7Y1shH8QkiPpvXviTjkD:brianwinum.com#ZgBbo2O96KH_TTispmMIJlPNxnbu1baPO81lTs_lmxs

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Cryptographic validity, historical did:webvh authorization, authorization at a claimed signing time, and current assertion authorization are separate results. None independently establishes legal ownership, human identity, original authorship, first publication, or a trusted signing time.

Recorded artifacts

ArtifactStatusDigest or location
Content Digest Recorded 162e614dad1660f9a689cbda1ac52d5ae13ecd321ed94c37d33cd7d69c2426cc
Manifest Sealed dc9e64fec5de3cf67056acc5551fd3c5fc511129b5a18abec79c311947d50359 https://brianwinum.com/?wal_manifest=e6155e72-ceee-4ce2-a379-03f75404eae1
OpenTimestamps proof Pending 068f24956059214adef3cf2e756756085ad3a5aa18b5666a90775b0126fdfea8 Download .ots proof
OpenTimestamps proof Pending 096ef335bef963e67cfacaf28791817262d860f377cde0f7aad3ef94b1cfcbbb Download .ots proof
OpenTimestamps proof Pending 875207090f3ec9391e2cd9d7282741039761f50a32253800fc25b92dbf4e9137 Download .ots proof
OpenTimestamps proof Pending dbe9627898784146098159fbc63f7fe0a9cb3abf688f0c26da31820f316fe9d1 Download .ots proof
Ed25519 JWS signature Verified dc9e64fec5de3cf67056acc5551fd3c5fc511129b5a18abec79c311947d50359 Download compact JWS
Representation Digest Recorded c5984c58ab16659c8dc7d0c6e9053cdf7d89b3041b44ab349012cfe4f31a5705 https://brianwinum.com/google-just-standardized-the-machine-readable-web-and-almost-nobody-noticed/

Independent digest check

Download the canonical manifest without modifying it and calculate its SHA-256 digest with a local tool. The result must equal the manifest digest printed above.

sha256sum wp-contentledger-e6155e72-ceee-4ce2-a379-03f75404eae1.json

After installing the official OpenTimestamps client, independently verify a downloaded proof against the manifest digest:

ots verify -d dc9e64fec5de3cf67056acc5551fd3c5fc511129b5a18abec79c311947d50359 wp-contentledger-e6155e72-ceee-4ce2-a379-03f75404eae1-PROOF-ID.ots

The signature is an RFC 7515 compact JWS using the fully specified RFC 9864 Ed25519 algorithm and an RFC 8037 public JWK. An independent verifier should validate the JWS, confirm its manifestDigest claim equals the SHA-256 above, and resolve the kid against this website identity's did:webvh JSONL log.

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