# Evidence packaging

Defines what evidence packages contain and what they guarantee.

### Purpose

Evidence packages support traceability, auditability, and post-inspection analysis.

### Logical Contents

An evidence package may include:

* Inspection metadata
* Outcome summaries
* Audit records
* Associated media artifacts

### Guarantees

* Evidence packages are immutable once finalized
* Each package is uniquely identifiable
* Retention policies vary by deployment
* Sensitive data is protected according to security controls

Exact storage formats and layouts are intentionally abstracted.

### Next steps

* [Evidence & retention policy](/doc/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/evidence-and-retention-policy.md)
* [Data flow](/doc/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/data-flow.md)
* [Interfaces](/doc/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/interfaces.md)


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