Technical resources
Technical whitepapers, architecture diagrams and independent research covering Security Observatory's evidence model, architecture and delivery approach.
Technical whitepaper
The evidence semantics, scanner plan and bounded licence-assignment retention contract behind Security Observatory.
Superseded: v1.3, published 1 August 2026, is restored byte-for-byte from Git history and retained at its promised immutable path. Historical text is not rewritten.
Reference architecture
The current v4.2 reference architecture shows the Salesforce server-side collection and retention boundary, authenticated-browser CSV preparation, local-download boundary, canonical evidence states and publication limitations.
Historical version: reference architecture v4.1.
Research
Independent research and engineering material published by Fortmilo. These publications provide wider technical context and are not Security Observatory product documentation.
Research paper
A Security Observatory case study in human authority, evidence gates and multi-model engineering. Written for engineering and governance readers.
