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Attestation and Node Evidence

How hardware and node posture become inputs to workload trust decisions.

What it covers

Trust decisions need evidence about where a workload is running, not only what credential it presents.

This brief explains the role of QHx Attestor and node evidence in narrowing the gap between identity, execution environment, and policy.

Review areas

  • Hardware-backed evidence.
  • Node posture and runtime state.
  • Inputs to issuance and authorization.
  • Trust decisions across mixed infrastructure.