Evidence

Evidence is a persisted artifact that substantiates a claim.

Examples:

• caption logs
• timing traces
• rule execution records
• UI state change records
• accessibility setting histories

Assertions

An Assertion is a formal, auditable claim about compliance status derived from evidence.

Example (illustrative):

{
  "regime": "FCC",
  "authority": "47 CFR Part 14",
  "control_id": "14.21.b.2.iv",
  "status": "pass",
  "evidence_refs": ["id-of-caption-log"]
}

Why this is powerful

Assertions are only as credible as their evidence, and 14ten is explicitly designed to produce both.

The result is a defensible recordkeeping posture aligned with Part 14’s requirements.