IOA Silver Badge

Enforce — Active Governance Mode

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Overview

The Silver Badge represents Active Governance Mode, where IOA policies are enforced in real time. Instead of only observing, IOA now acts as a governor—blocking or allowing model executions based on defined policies and evidence checks.

Who Uses It

Mid-sized enterprises in pre-regulated or lightly regulated sectors
Fintech and healthcare pilots requiring policy enforcement without full federated setup
Companies preparing for SOC 2, ISO 42001, or AI Act readiness

What It Provides

Policy Enforcement

PolicyEngine in enforcement mode (shadow=false)

Runtime Blocking

Violations trigger operational effects (block/allow)

Signed Evidence

Time-stamped, cryptographically signed evidence bundles

Auto-Remediation

Automated alerts, rollbacks, and remediation triggers

CI Gate Integration

Build → policy → enforce → publish pipeline

Public CI Badge

Verifiable status badge (ci.orchintel.com)

What It's Not

It is not a guarantee of full regulatory compliance; it's a technical enforcement layer
It does not include federated or cross-org policy sharing (reserved for Platinum)

How to Qualify

Stable Enforcement

Demonstrate zero unhandled policy bypasses across 3 CI cycles

Pass CI Gate

Pass IOA Global CI Gate (shadow-code, imports, SPDX headers)

Publish Evidence

Publish at least one verified EvidenceBundle with enforce=true

Retention Policy

Maintain evidence retention policy ≥ 90 days

Upon successful CI verification, IOA automatically upgrades the runtime to Silver Badge status.

Value

Silver Badge organizations show that their AI systems are governed, not just observed—meaning policy violations trigger real operational effects, and evidence is enforceable. It's the default level for serious enterprise governance.