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Framework documents
The technical standards and guides, with their version and review status.
| Artifact | Covers | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIDCF-001 AIDCF Manifesto | Identity, mission, scope and assurance philosophy | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-002 Core Conceptual Model | Normative keywords, canonical 16-step chain, core concepts and definitions | 1.0 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-003 Infrastructure Ontology and Taxonomy | Infrastructure ontology and taxonomy | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-004 Threat, Hazard and Failure Model | Threat, hazard, failure and recovery model | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-005 AIDCF–AI Trust Graph Integration Standard | Integration boundary with AI Trust Graph | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-006 Assurance Principles Standard | Constitutional assurance principles | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-007A Control Universe Constitutional Amendment and Canonical Master Control Registry AIDCF-007A_Control_Universe_Constitutional_Amendment_v1.1.md | Authoritative 15/90/360 cardinality decision and amendment log | 1.1 | Cardinality approved; amendment AMD-002 proposed |
| AIDCF-007A Control Universe Constitutional Amendment and Canonical Master Control Registry AIDCF-007A_Canonical_Master_Control_Registry_15-90-360_v1.0.md | Canonical domains, families and controls (approved baseline) | 1.0 | Approved AIDCF baseline |
| AIDCF-007A Control Universe Constitutional Amendment and Canonical Master Control Registry AIDCF-007A_Canonical_Master_Control_Registry_15-90-360_v1.1.md | Testable controls, evidence profiles, per-control gate mapping, parameters | 1.1 | PROPOSED (AMD-002), not yet approved |
| AIDCF-008 Evidence Model | Evidence model | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-009 Assessment Methodology Practitioner Handbook (v1.0 core and v1.1 enhanced companion) AIDCF-009_Part_A_Core_Practitioner_Handbook_v1.1.md | Core practitioner handbook: roles, stage gates, playbooks, workpapers | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-009 Assessment Methodology Practitioner Handbook (v1.0 core and v1.1 enhanced companion) AIDCF-009_Part_B_Enhanced_Practitioner_Companion_v1.2.md | Enhanced practitioner companion | 1.2 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-010 Scoring and Decision Framework | Scoring and decision framework | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-011 Assurance Program Framework | Non-certification assurance programme framework | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-012 Reporting and Assurance Statement Standard | Reporting and assurance-statement standard | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-013 AI Data Centre Assurance Reference Architecture | AI data-centre assurance reference architecture | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-014 End-to-End Traceability and Machine-Executable Data Standard | End-to-end traceability and machine-executable data standard | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-015 Reference Implementation, Synthetic Dataset and Conformance Pilot README.md | Synthetic reference implementation on MDM 1.3 | 1.3 | Synthetic demonstration |
| AIDCF-015 Reference Implementation, Synthetic Dataset and Conformance Pilot AIDCF-015_Reference_Implementation_Synthetic_Dataset_and_Conformance_Pilot_v1.0.md | Reference implementation specification (historical; package v1.3 is current) | 1.0 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-016 Machine-Executable Data Model Standard | Machine-executable data-model standard (MDM 1.3) | 1.0 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-017 Capability Assurance Maturity Model | Capability assurance maturity model | 1.0 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-018 Domain Guides (one per domain, AIDCF-018-<DOM>) | Fifteen domain guides, one per control domain | – | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-019 Standards Crosswalks | Crosswalks to eight external frameworks (indicative) | – | Indicative; needs review by holders of each standard |
| AIDCF-VR-001 Full-Stack Validation Report (formerly mislabelled AIDCF-016) | Full stack validation report | 1.1 | Draft for controlled review |
| AIDCF-WP-001 Technical Whitepaper | Consolidated research argument and validation candidate | 3.1 | Independent review pending |
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Domain guides (AIDCF-018)
One practitioner guide per domain. The domain explorer shows each domain's controls on this site.
- GOVGovernance, Accountability and Assurance DirectionGuide for Governance, Accountability and Assurance Direction · Controls of Governance, Accountability and Assurance Direction
- CAPAI Capability, Service Outcome and Demand ManagementGuide for AI Capability, Service Outcome and Demand Management · Controls of AI Capability, Service Outcome and Demand Management
- DEPDependency, Concentration and External Reliance ManagementGuide for Dependency, Concentration and External Reliance Management · Controls of Dependency, Concentration and External Reliance Management
- PHYPhysical Site, Building and Security InfrastructureGuide for Physical Site, Building and Security Infrastructure · Controls of Physical Site, Building and Security Infrastructure
- POWElectrical Power Infrastructure and Energy ContinuityGuide for Electrical Power Infrastructure and Energy Continuity · Controls of Electrical Power Infrastructure and Energy Continuity
- THMCooling, Thermal and Fluid InfrastructureGuide for Cooling, Thermal and Fluid Infrastructure · Controls of Cooling, Thermal and Fluid Infrastructure
- ENVEnvironmental and Resource PerformanceGuide for Environmental and Resource Performance · Controls of Environmental and Resource Performance
- CMPAI Compute InfrastructureGuide for AI Compute Infrastructure · Controls of AI Compute Infrastructure
- STOAI Storage and Data InfrastructureGuide for AI Storage and Data Infrastructure · Controls of AI Storage and Data Infrastructure
- NETAI Network and Interconnect ArchitectureGuide for AI Network and Interconnect Architecture · Controls of AI Network and Interconnect Architecture
- OPSBuilding Operations and Service ManagementGuide for Building Operations and Service Management · Controls of Building Operations and Service Management
- RESResilience, Continuity and RecoveryGuide for Resilience, Continuity and Recovery · Controls of Resilience, Continuity and Recovery
- SUPSupply Chain, OEM and Ecosystem AssuranceGuide for Supply Chain, OEM and Ecosystem Assurance · Controls of Supply Chain, OEM and Ecosystem Assurance
- SECDigital, OT and Control-Plane SecurityGuide for Digital, OT and Control-Plane Security · Controls of Digital, OT and Control-Plane Security
- EVAEvidence, Assessment and Assurance ManagementGuide for Evidence, Assessment and Assurance Management · Controls of Evidence, Assessment and Assurance Management
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Machine-readable data and reference implementation
Registries
- Domains 15 domains and the gates each feeds
- Control families 90 families, six per domain
- Controls 360 controls with requirement, claim type and floors
- Evidence profiles Required evidence for each control
- Gate mappings CRITICAL and SUPPORTING control-to-gate roles
- Critical gates Scope, evidence floor and ceilings
- Gate criteria Pass criteria for each gate
- Controlled vocabularies Decision states, evidence classes and more
CSV editions of registry v1.1, which is proposed and not yet approved. If a CSV and the v1.1 workbook differ, the workbook governs.
Reference implementation (AIDCF-015 v1.4)
A synthetic dataset that instantiates the full assurance chain, with schemas, SHACL shapes and a validation suite. It is what the infrastructure graph is built from.
- Package and guide
- Schemas (JSON Schema, JSON-LD context, OWL, SHACL)
- Validation results
Synthetic data only. It describes no real facility.
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About
Author
AIDCF is written and maintained by Siva Sethumadhavan. It is published openly so that it can be challenged, tested and improved before anyone relies on it.
Companion project
AI Trust Graph reasons about trust, authority and evidence in AI systems. AIDCF covers the infrastructure those systems run on. The AIDCF-005 integration standard defines how the two exchange references, evidence and decisions.
Review and contribute
Specialists in power, cooling, HPC and AI infrastructure, OT security and assurance are invited to review the framework. Open an issue using the review-finding template, or read the contributing guide.
What AIDCF is not
It is not a certification scheme, a standard issued by a standards body, or a product. It does not issue badges, and its decisions are bounded statements about a defined capability, evidence and date.