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# Third-party witnessing

> How an independent witness records that a compliance record existed, without receiving the call content.

Third-party witnessing adds an outside attestation to a compliance record. Klariqo signs the vCon, then an independent witness records that the record existed.

The witness is JLINC. It records the record's fingerprint plus minimal audit identifiers. It does not receive the transcript, audio, phone numbers, or QA content.

## What the witness records

<Steps>
  <Step title="The record is finalized">
    A call covered by an active scorecard is assembled into a vCon with its dialog, analysis, and recording fingerprint.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Klariqo signs the record">
    The vCon is signed with a JWS signature (RS256). Any later change to the signed record breaks verification.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The witness records the fingerprint">
    JLINC records the record's fingerprint plus minimal audit identifiers. This creates an independent attestation that this exact record existed at that point in time.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The content stays private">
    The witness does not receive the transcript, the audio, phone numbers, or the QA content.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What witnessing proves

Witnessing helps answer a narrow but important question: did this exact record exist outside Klariqo's own system at a point in time.

It does not replace the signature. The signature shows the record was signed by Klariqo's key and was not altered after signing. The witness adds an independent record of the fingerprint.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Signed vCons" icon="signature" href="/compliance-records/signed-vcons">
    Understand what the Klariqo signature proves.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Verify a vCon" icon="circle-check" href="/compliance-records/verify-a-vcon">
    Check whether a signed record is valid or has been altered.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What witnessing does not prove

Third-party witnessing is evidence and provenance, not a legal judgment. It does not prove consent, approve a script, decide a dispute, or make you compliant.

You still own your scripts, consent practices, retention policy, and counsel review. The witness helps show that a specific signed record existed, without exposing the call content to the witness.