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Summary

Closes a gap in the certificate layer that #279 inherited and did not state.

Every witness in a ProgressiveW chain hides what it is about in an implicit argument. So one chain can hold witnesses about unrelated things, and several levels hold of any program at all:

Level	Witness that always typechecks
L1	AttestL1W []: any schema
L3	AttestL3W (TypeCompat {ty = U8}): reflexivity at one type
L5	AttestL5W zeroInBounds: index 0 of some region
L6	AttestL6W (MkAccessResult v): any value

As a result, witnessAchievedEntails returned a witness about some object, not about the access the certificate was meant to describe.

The new module Certified.idr fixes this for certificates built through it:

• Subject names the access: schema, field, field type, access type, pointer kind and lifetime, index and instance count. It also names the function- and program-level facts that L8–L15 talk about.
• Attest s n is a level-n witness about s. Certified s n is a chain of them, so every level of one certificate speaks about the same access.
• L2 and L3 are now tied together. L2 fixes the field's declared type, and L3 relates it to the access type.

Changes

• Theorems (PROVEN by idris2 --build):
  • certMonotone: a certificate at level n holds a witness about the same subject for every level 1..n.
  • certMonotoneForget: this agrees with levelMonotoneW once the subject is dropped.
  • What a certificate says about its access:
    • certFieldTyped: from level 3, the access reads a field of its schema at that field's declared type.
    • certPointer: from level 4, it holds a non-null pointer into its own schema.
    • certInBounds: from level 5, its index is in bounds.
    • certResult: from level 6, it returns a value of the access type.
• Strengthening, not a new object. forget and forgetChain drop the subject and give back the LevelAttestationW / ProgressiveW forms. simpleReadCertifiedForget shows the simple-read certificate forgets to simpleReadChain (by Refl).
• The type is inhabited. exampleCertified builds one concrete certificate, and exampleFieldTyped reads the typing fact back out of it.
• New expected rejections:

Fixture	What it tries
AccessAtWrongType	read the I32 field x at F64
ForeignPointer	give L4 a pointer into a different region
CertifiedOutOfBounds	certify instance 1 of a one-instance region

• Docs and records:
  • tests/proof/regression.mjs pins the 14 new names.
  • LEVEL-STATUS.adoc gets a Certified.idr row and records the limit on the Proofs.idr row.
  • CHANGELOG.adoc gets an entry.
  • PROOF-NEEDS.adoc gets a dated current-state banner. The 2026-04-13 summary it supersedes ("rubber-stamps attestations") is the first thing the mathesis catalogue points readers at.

Not changed (stated, not fixed):

• Each level is only as strong as its witness type. L7 (ExclusiveWitness, a scope name) and L10 (CompletedProtocol, any FreeResult) stay weak, and L12 and L13 are not indexed by the subject.
• The legacy and ProgressiveW certificates are unchanged and keep the gap.
• Not proved: that a Subject describes the program. Whether its schema is the region's schema, and its count the region's instance count, is the claim of whoever builds the subject (the producer, or the verifier reading its carrier sections).

Purely additive: no existing definition changes. No believe_me, assert_total or postulate, and %default total holds.

RSR Quality Checklist

Required

• Tests pass (see Testing)
• No banned language patterns
• No banned functions (believe_me, unsafeCoerce, Obj.magic, Admitted, sorry)
• SPDX license headers present on all new/modified source files
• No secrets, credentials, or .env files included

As Applicable

• CHANGELOG updated

Testing

All run locally with Idris2 0.8.0 and Agda 2.6.3:

• idris2 --build src/abi/typed-wasm.ipkg: exit 0.
• tools/check-kernel-proofs.sh: OK: kernel proofs — build, 16 rejection(s), table, and 4 negative control row(s). The three new fixtures are each refused at their invalid declaration with the expected message.
• bun tests/proof/regression.mjs --strict: 238 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped.
• tools/check-grade-kernel.sh and tools/check-contract.sh: OK.

CI note: scan / gitleaks and the governance, Hypatia and mirror workflows fail on main too. typed-wasm still pins standards da2c748. A separate PR re-pins it.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added certificates that bind each safety witness to the same access, with checks for field types, pointers, bounds and results.
  • Added an example certificate and a conversion to the existing certificate format.
• Documentation
  • Updated proof status and changelog notes, including known limitations and outstanding verification items.
• Tests
  • Added regression coverage for valid certificates and rejection cases involving mismatched types, pointers and out-of-bounds accesses.

The change adds TypedWasm.ABI.Certified, with attestations and certificate chains indexed to a shared subject. It adds proof projections, a simple-read example, regression checks, expected-rejection fixtures, and documentation of the certificate scope and remaining proof work.

Changes: Certified access attestations

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Subject-indexed certificate contract src/abi/TypedWasm/ABI/Certified.idr, src/abi/typed-wasm.ipkg	The new module defines Subject, subject-indexed Attest and Certified types, conversions to legacy witness forms, and certificate monotonicity proofs. The package module list includes the new module.
Access-proof projections and example src/abi/TypedWasm/ABI/Certified.idr	The module adds field-typing, pointer, bounds, and result projections. It also defines a level-6 simple-read certificate, a proof relating it to simpleReadChain, and a concrete example.
Validation and status records tests/proof/regression.mjs, tests/reject/*, tests/reject/README.adoc, LEVEL-STATUS.adoc, PROOF-NEEDS.adoc, CHANGELOG.adoc	Regression checks include the new declarations. Rejection fixtures cover access-type, pointer-region, and bounds mismatches. Documentation records the certificate limitations, proof status, and remaining open items.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Possibly related PRs

• hyperpolymath/typed-wasm#279: Adds ProgressiveW and levelMonotoneW, which the new certificate conversions and monotonicity proof use.

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 0504d

The certificate documentation should clarify that pointers from distinct regions with identical schemas are not distinguished. This is a bounded documentation issue; no runtime or proof-check failure was established.

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Title check		The title "feat(abi): certificates about one access (Certified.idr)" matches the main change. The PR adds the Certified.idr module, which ties every level of a certificate chain to one Subject. The ti…
Description check		The description is thorough and follows the template's main sections. It covers the Summary (problem, fix, and stated limits), Changes (theorems, forget/forgetChain, example, rejection fixtures, docs)…
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The title "feat(abi): certificates about one access (Certified.idr)" matches the main change. The PR adds the Certified.idr module, which ties every level of a certificate chain to one Subject. The title names the module and the change's purpose, and it does not describe anything absent from the changeset.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

Additional comments: 3

tests/reject/ForeignPointer.idr: 1

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The EXPECT line is Mismatch between: F32 and I32. The fixture's invalid declaration AttS4 other fails on a schema mismatch between [MkField "y" F32] and [MkField "x" I32]. Idris2 usually reports the differing list or field type, such as Mismatch between: [MkField "y" F32] and ... or Mismatch between: F32 and I32. It may also report a Pointer.Ptr type mismatch, which the regex would not match, so the exact text is fragile.

The check-kernel-proofs.sh gate fails with 'refused, but not with the expected message'.

This can occur when: Idris2 0.8.0 reports the mismatch at the schema or Ptr level rather than at the inner F32/I32 type constructors.

tests/reject/CertifiedOutOfBounds.idr: 1

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The EXPECT line Mismatch between: S \?right and 0 is consumed by grep -qE in tools/check-kernel-proofs.sh as an extended regex. \? matches a literal ?, so the fixture passes only if Idris2 0.8.0 prints exactly the metavariable name ?right, which is fragile. The proof LTESucc (LTESucc LTEZero) has type LTE 2 ..., so the real diagnostic may instead be a mismatch between S (S ?) and 1 or similar.

tools/check-kernel-proofs.sh reports 'refused, but not with the expected message' and fails the contract gate. Alternatively the fixture passes for an incidental reason that does not reflect the bounds check.

This can occur when: Idris2 0.8.0 elaborates MkInBounds (LTESucc (LTESucc LTEZero)) against LTE (S 1) 1 and reports a message in a different form, with different metavariable naming, or with a different unification order.

tests/reject/AccessAtWrongType.idr: 1

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The invalid declaration AttS3 TypeCompat expects WasmTypeCompat I32 F64. Idris2 may report the mismatch as F64 and I32 or I32 and F64, depending on unification direction. The EXPECT line pins F64 and I32, so the check depends on the diagnostic's argument order.

The kernel-proofs gate fails on a text mismatch, even though the fixture correctly rejects the proof.

This can occur when: Idris2 0.8.0 unifies WasmTypeCompat ?ty ?ty with WasmTypeCompat I32 F64 and prints the pair in the opposite order.

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- Around line 30-31: Update the L4/L7 explanatory comment near AttS4 to state
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This answers the three "Additional comments" in CodeRabbit's review. All three are marked Unverified finding and suggest the -- EXPECT: messages may not match what Idris2 0.8.0 prints. I checked them against Idris2 0.8.0, and they match:

• AccessAtWrongType: refused at line 33 with Mismatch between: F64 and I32.
• ForeignPointer: refused at line 36 with Mismatch between: F32 and I32. Idris2 unifies the two schemas down to the field types and reports those, not the whole list.
• CertifiedOutOfBounds: refused at line 33 with Mismatch between: S ?right and 0. In the EXPECT regex, \? matches the literal ? of the metavariable ?right, which is what Idris2 prints.

tools/check-kernel-proofs.sh on d962835 passes: OK: kernel proofs — build, 16 rejection(s), table, and 4 negative control row(s). The gate also confirms that each error falls inside the fixture's invalid declaration, and that it is not a scoping or parse error. A fixture refused for the wrong reason therefore fails the gate rather than passing. If a later Idris2 changes the wording, the gate fails loudly and the EXPECT line is updated then; the gate requires exactly Idris2 0.8.0.

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Secret Scanner, Governance and Hypatia Security Scan fail on this PR, but not because of it. They end in failure with zero jobs (runs 42627561946, 42627561995 and 42627561902), and they fail the same way on main. All three call the standards reusables at the old pin, hyperpolymath/standards@da2c748. This PR adds Certified.idr, three rejection fixtures and docs, and touches no workflow.

The fix is typed-wasm#284, which re-pins those reusables. It is blocked on a repository Actions setting; the comment there explains why. Once #284 lands, a merge from main will pick it up here.

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