The Digital Integrity standards system
Digital Integrity is structured as a standards ecosystem rather than a single specification. The framework comprises nine series: governance, threat landscape, controls, legal evidence, architecture, implementation, research, global governance, and sector deployment.
Series overview
Standards series map
| Series | Domain | Purpose | Representative outputs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DI-000 | Master Index & Repository | Defines the operating system of the standards ecosystem: governance, registry, and navigational infrastructure. | Standards catalog, control catalog, global registry, governance charter, RFC process, document dependency graph. |
| DI-100 | Threat Landscape | Defines synthetic media threats, adversary models, sector risks, and attack lifecycle. | Threat taxonomy, adversary models, sector threat matrices, attack lifecycle, intelligence foundations. |
| DI-200 | Standards & Controls | Defines organizational and technical controls, maturity model, and certification requirements. | Control framework, control catalog, maturity model, incident response, governance standards, audit and compliance frameworks. |
| DI-300 | Legal & Evidence | Defines digital evidence admissibility, chain-of-custody, and cross-border legal frameworks. | Admissibility standards, chain-of-custody procedures, cross-border evidence handling, litigation playbooks, regulatory alignment. |
| DI-400 | Reference Architecture | Defines the system blueprint and interoperability models for authenticity verification infrastructure. | Reference architecture, technology landscape, interoperability models, system blueprints. |
| DI-500 | Implementation | Defines deployment playbooks, detection frameworks, and operational procedures for adoption. | Deployment playbooks, detection frameworks, sector implementation guides, operational procedures, adoption pathways. |
| DI-600 | Research & Global Index | Defines global maturity index methodology, benchmark studies, and observatory frameworks. | Global maturity index, benchmark studies, observatory frameworks, dataset standards, ecosystem readiness measurement. |
| DI-700 | Global Governance | Defines global initiative strategy, ecosystem program design, and alliance governance. | Global initiative strategy, ecosystem program design, alliance governance, international coordination frameworks. |
| DI-800 | Sector Frameworks | Defines sector-specific adoption frameworks for finance, justice, media, government, and elections. | Sector adoption frameworks for finance, justice, media, government, elections, and enterprise deployment contexts. |
Canonical document set
The foundational documents that establish the baseline for understanding and adopting the framework.
Foundational standards
- DI-001: Digital Integrity System Specification
- DI-100 series: Threat Landscape and Adversary Models
- DI-200 series: Control Framework and Maturity Model
- DI-300 series: Legal Evidence and Admissibility Standards
- DI-400 series: Reference Architecture
Operational foundations
- DI-500 series: Implementation and Deployment Playbooks
- DI-600 series: Research, Benchmarks, and Global Index
- DI-700 series: Global Initiative Strategy
- DI-800 series: Sector Adoption Frameworks
- DI-000-06: Global Registry
Recommended reading order
1. DI-001 System SpecificationStart here
Sets out the rationale, scope, and core structure of the discipline.
2. DI-000 Master IndexOrient the system
Shows how the major layers fit together through the architecture map and the document dependency graph.
3. DI-100 Threat LandscapeThreat foundations
Establishes the threat taxonomy, adversary models, and sector-specific risk matrices that motivate the controls.
4. DI-200 Standards & ControlsOperational foundation
Defines the control framework, maturity model, and certification requirements for organizational adoption.
5. DI-300 Legal & EvidenceLegal layer
Covers admissibility standards, chain-of-custody procedures, and litigation playbooks.
6. DI-400 Reference ArchitectureTechnical blueprint
Provides the system architecture, interoperability models, and deployment blueprints.
7. DI-500 ImplementationDeployment layer
Contains the deployment playbooks, detection frameworks, and sector implementation guides.
8. DI-800 Sector FrameworksSector adoption
Provides the sector-specific adoption frameworks across finance, justice, media, government, and elections.
Framework documents
Define the core discipline structures: threat landscape, capability models, maturity models, and system architectures.
Standards documents
Normative documents that define formal technical and governance requirements, including control catalogs, certification frameworks, and audit standards.
Playbooks & guides
Operational guidance that translates standards into practice: deployment playbooks, incident response procedures, litigation manuals, and implementation handbooks.
Repository structure
Standards and Governance
00_Master_Index: governance maps, registry, knowledge graph, canonical document set01_Core_Framework: core framework documents and visual style guide02_Threat_Landscape: taxonomy, adversary models, attack lifecycle03_Standards_and_Controls: controls, certification, governance, maturity model04_Legal_and_Evidence: admissibility, custody, evidence, cross-border exchange05_Reference_Architecture: architecture blueprints, interoperability models06_Implementation: deployment playbooks, detection frameworks07_Research_and_Global_Index: observatory, benchmarks, global maturity index08_Global_Governance: initiative strategy, ecosystem program, alliance governance09_Sector_Frameworks: sector adoption frameworks