Guardrail Verification¶
Example purpose¶
This artifact verifies ES-109 guardrails.
Guardrails protect COICP from becoming an untrustworthy incident system. In ES-109, some normal-path guardrails pass, but failure-path and coverage gaps remain release blockers for pilot.
Project¶
LMU Campus Operations and Incident Coordination Platform
Document control¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Artifact owner | Architecture Review Board chair |
| Primary reviewers | Product Engineer, IT security reviewer, AI reviewer, Compliance reviewer, Campus Safety liaison |
| Status | Accepted with incomplete guardrail verification |
| Last updated | 2026-07-06 |
| Related Engineering Stage | ES-109 — Testing and Verification |
| Project workspace target | docs/project-workspace/testing/guardrail_verification.md |
Testing context¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Integrated baseline under test | LMU-COICP-INT-001 |
| Candidate produced by testing | LMU-COICP-RC-001 |
| Target release posture | Internal engineering review only |
| Planned review environment | LMU-COICP Internal Engineering Review Environment |
| Planned dataset | Spring Semester Synthetic Incident Dataset |
| Planned synthetic records | 421 |
| Planned reviewer accounts | 24 |
| Planned review window | March 18–22, 2026 |
| AI Incident Summary | Deferred / disabled |
| Operational pilot | Not approved |
Guardrail verification register¶
| Guardrail | Verification Method | Test Case | Result | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G-001 Official state changes create EvidenceEvent |
Integration / failure-path | TC-001, TC-005, TC-007 | Partial | test_execution_record.md |
Normal paths pass; failure path blocked. |
| G-002 AI output not official without human review | Inspection | TC-008 | Pass | ai_verification_record.md |
AI Incident Summary deferred/disabled. |
| G-003 Access checks before protected actions | Access test | TC-004, TC-011 | Partial | test_execution_record.md |
Limited role set tested. |
| G-004 Out-of-scope/emergency incidents not normal workflow | Integration / safety test | TC-003, TC-012 | Pass / partial | test_execution_record.md |
Out-of-scope category blocked; emergency test requires formalization. |
| G-005 Retention assumptions not hard-coded | Inspection | TC-010 | Pass | regression_check_record.md |
No final retention rule coded. |
| G-006 Direct updates do not bypass evidence | Review / integration | TC-005, TC-007 | Partial | test_execution_record.md |
Failure path still open. |
Guardrail failures¶
No confirmed normal-path guardrail violations were found.
Guardrails not fully verified¶
| Guardrail | Gap | Release-Readiness Implication |
|---|---|---|
| G-001 | Evidence write failure path blocked/unverified. | High-risk release concern. |
| G-003 | Full access-control matrix incomplete. | Medium release concern. |
| G-004 | Emergency-boundary test not fully formalized. | Medium release concern. |
| G-006 | Direct-update bypass prevention requires deeper failure-path review. | High-risk release concern. |
Guardrail verification conclusion¶
Guardrails are preserved on normal paths but not fully verified for pilot readiness.
ES-110 may evaluate the baseline for internal engineering review only. It should not treat guardrail verification as sufficient for operational pilot.