Glossary

Trustworthy evidence

Records you can rely on because they are reliable, authentic, have integrity, and are usable, with traceable provenance. Trustworthiness is weakened by uncontrolled editing, missing metadata, or saving outside approved systems.

In practice

Records are trustworthy evidence when they are reliable, authentic, have integrity, and are usable, with traceable provenance and their content, structure, and format preserved over time. Trustworthiness is weakened by uncontrolled editing, missing metadata, or saving outside approved systems.

See it in the register

Trustworthy evidence, in one connected register.

IAR turns terms like this into working practice: assets classified against your disposal authority, stewarded by position, and ready to evidence.