What exactly gets recorded?
An executed call receipt records identifiers for the call, server, and tool; request and response hashes; a server fingerprint; a timestamp; and the fields required to verify its HMAC chain. Raw arguments are not stored in the receipt. A separate tamper-evident audit stream records policy decisions and operational context, including denied calls, with configured scrubbing applied to tool arguments.
How is tampering detected?
Each receipt-log record carries an HMAC over its contents and the previous record HMAC. The local verifier recomputes the chain and identifies the first record that fails verification. It runs in your environment and does not need to call Bindfort.
What is the performance cost?
Current public measurements cover individual policy-path microbenchmarks, including roughly 0.9 microseconds per dispatch operation in the published test setup. That is not an end-to-end gateway latency claim. Full-path allow and deny latency depends on transport, upstream server, policy, logging, and storage, so it is measured in each pilot environment.
Where does my evidence data go?
In a self-hosted evaluation, gateway receipts and audit evidence are written to storage the operator controls. Website inquiries and product-evaluation communications are handled separately under the Bindfort Privacy Policy. Do not send production secrets or customer data before a written agreement is in place.
Does this make us compliant?
No. Compliance is a program, not a product. Bindfort provides technical controls and evidence that may support security, audit, vendor-risk, and regulatory reviews; it does not by itself make a system compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2, the EU AI Act, or any other framework.
What if Bindfort goes away?
Self-hosted evidence remains in operator-controlled storage, and the current receipt fields and local verification workflow are documented. Continuity commitments beyond that are agreed in writing; source escrow is not included in the launch packages.
Can I switch tiers?
Yes, by written agreement during the guided-access phase. A tier change does not transfer ownership of existing customer-controlled evidence, and any change to retention or support terms is confirmed before it takes effect.
Can I buy through self-serve checkout today?
The Free scanner is available immediately without an account. Team card checkout is not live yet; paid gateway activation and payment terms are still confirmed directly. Business and Enterprise require written deployment scoping.