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title: "Witnessability Core 1.0 Release-Authority Public Key"
description: "Find the original release-authority OpenPGP public key and fingerprint for Witnessability Core 1.0, with the limits of same-source key distribution."
canonical: "https://witnessability.io/keys/"
representation: "Website reading format; consult linked publications for their exact status and terms."
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[Witnessability](https://witnessability.io/) / Published records / Core 1.0

# The release key and its trust boundary.

The Core 1.0 release records identify the following OpenPGP fingerprint. Verify its identity and authority through an appropriate trust path before relying on it.

Witnessability editorial explanation · 30 October 2026\
Prepared with AI assistance. [Authorship and responsibility](https://witnessability.io/about/#authorship).\
Read the linked publications for their exact definitions and status.

## Fingerprint

95C4B50ED56544DC033B130DB84B6C860ABAD0B1

The release records name Mikhail A. Sergeev as the release authority. This page reproduces the key reference; it is not a separate identity-verification channel. Key binding remains an explicit terminal premise, not a claim of external accreditation.

## Sources and next steps

- [Download the original public key](https://witnessability.io/downloads/RELEASE-AUTHORITY-PUBLIC-KEY.asc)
- [Signed release index](https://witnessability.io/downloads/RELEASE-1.0-INDEX.json)
- [External verification guide](https://witnessability.io/downloads/EXTERNAL-VERIFICATION-GUIDE.md)

## What this does not claim

A key served by the same source as a signed artifact does not independently establish the key owner’s identity or authority.