Reading transparency evidence without overstating it
The verifier can compare carried capture evidence with signed log commitments and report the resulting width-trust status.
A signed declaration of a quantization step is still a declaration. The
transparency path links capture evidence to signed tree commitments and checks the
carried proofs. When those checks establish the required anchor, the verifier can
report transparency-anchored width trust.
Retain the comparison point
A log commitment becomes useful for detecting inconsistent views when a consumer retains or separately obtains the evidence to compare. Asking an issuer only for its current internally consistent view does not establish that nobody received a different one. A co-signing implementation does not establish independent operation; that depends on who controls the witness.
Keep width trust separate from provider trust and from the overall verdict. Missing anchors must not be promoted to stronger labels. The protocol defines these fields; the handbook explains their consumer boundary.