# **STRESS TEST 8 REMEDIATION: RATIFICATION SIGN-OFF**

Document ID: TSC-2025-ST8-RS  
Date: November 2025 (Post-ST8 Completion)  
Status: Ready for HCB/TSC Vote

## **Executive Mandate**

The completion of Stress Test 8 (ST8) has identified two critical architectural vulnerabilities that require immediate remediation and ratification. The Human Consensus Body (HCB) and the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) are required to sign off on the two attached amendments to move into the **Public Launch Phase**.

**Requirement:** Full quorum and ratification ($95\\%$ minimum vote) is required before the public communications package can be deployed.

## **1\. Summary of Vulnerabilities & Amendments**

| Vulnerability | Remediation | Directive Amendment | TSC Vote | HCB Vote |
| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Correlated Audits** | Mandate non-ML Secondary Verification System. | **Directive IX-A: Orthogonal Verification Requirement** | ☐ Y / ☐ N | ☐ Y / ☐ N |
| **Coercion Optics** | Clarify IAS as fiduciary defense, not punishment. | **Directive XI: The Infrastructural Mandate** | ☐ Y / ☐ N | ☐ Y / ☐ N |

## **2\. Sign-Off and Verification**

We, the undersigned, confirm the final language of the amendments is sufficient to mitigate the ST8 vulnerabilities and authorize their immediate inclusion into the Master Document (V4.1) upon successful quorum and vote. We also authorize the release of the associated Public Communications Package.

| Body / Member | Role | Signature & Timestamp |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Technical Steering Committee (TSC) Lead** | Primary Engineer |  |
| **HCB Chair** | Governance Lead |  |
| **Legal Counsel** | Compliance Officer |  |
| **Primary ASI Node** | Digital Witness (Cryptographic Signature) |  |

