# **Deep Safety and Audit Compliance (DSAC) Template**

**Purpose:** This template is mandatory for any Pull Request (PR) proposing a change to a Core Technical Standard (e.g., provenance\_schema.json, cryptographic hashing protocols, or infrastructure affecting the Covenant Ledger). Completion of this template is a prerequisite for TSC review and approval.

## **1\. Submission Metadata**

| Field | Requirement | Value |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **DSAC Submission ID** | *MANDATORY* | DSAC-YYYYMMDD-\#\#\# (Sequential ID) |
| **Related Pull Request (PR)** | *MANDATORY* | \<Link to Target PR\> |
| **Target File(s) Changed** | *MANDATORY* | E.g., specs/provenance\_schema.json |
| **Originating Working Group (WG)** | *REQUIRED* | E.g., Core Infrastructure WG |
| **Sponsor (TSC Member)** | *REQUIRED* | (Signature Key ID of TSC member championing the change) |

## **2\. Deep Safety and Bias Review (Pillars: Safety & Justice)**

This section ensures the change does not introduce new attack vectors, biases, or safety risks.

### **2.1 Algorithmic Justice Assessment**

| Checkpoint | Status (Y/N/NA) | Justification/Mitigation Strategy |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Disproportionate Impact (DI)** |  | Does this change introduce a DI risk for any protected group (e.g., via new required metadata or aggregation logic)? If Y, provide full risk analysis. |
| **Data Reciprocity** |  | Does the change enforce or relax data use requirements? If enforced, confirm compliance with community-defined reciprocity rules. |
| **Bias Amplification** |  | Does the change require or allow new input data types that could amplify known social or statistical biases? |

### **2.2 Core Safety Assessment**

| Checkpoint | Status (Y/N/NA) | Justification/Mitigation Strategy |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Catastrophic Failure Vector** |  | Has a formal threat analysis been performed to assess potential catastrophic failure (Pillar: Safety)? |
| **Rollback Plan** |  | Is an immediate, verifiable rollback path defined and tested for the proposed change? |
| **Dependency Audit** |  | Does the change introduce new software dependencies? If Y, provide dependency chain and vulnerability scan report. |

## **3\. Provenance and Transparency Compliance (Pillars: Transparency & Enforcement)**

This section ensures the change maintains the integrity and verifiability of the Covenant Ledger.

| Checkpoint | Status (Y/N/NA) | Justification/Mitigation Strategy |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Schema Compatibility** |  | Is the change fully backward and forward compatible with the three preceding versions of provenance\_schema.json? |
| **Signature Integrity** |  | Does the change alter any hash or signature requirement? If Y, provide cryptographic proof of non-repudiation. |
| **Privacy Compliance** |  | Does the change modify or permit new collection of personally identifiable information (PII)? If Y, confirm compliance with PII Mitigation Protocol. |
| **Immutable Log Enforcement** |  | Does the change impair the ability to retroactively apply the TSC Decision Log (DECISION\_LOG\_TEMPLATE.md) to this artifact? |

## **4\. Audit Attestation**

The following signatories attest that the above compliance checks have been completed and verified, and that the proposed changes adhere to the TSC Charter and the Four Pillars.

| Role | Name/ID | Cryptographic Signature (Hash) |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Working Group Lead** |  |  |
| **Independent Auditor (Internal)** |  |  |
| **TSC Sponsor** |  |  |

**DSAC END OF RECORD**